The dao (sword) is used as a tool and/or weapon, and was also used for headhunting. The iron blade is attached to the wooden hilt with plant fibres. The Miri are no longer designated as Naga.
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried
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Wood; metal; vegetable fiber
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