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Ethnological Museum of Berlin Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [I C 28556]
https://id.smb.museum/digital-asset/580575 (Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Dr. Alok Kumar Kanungo (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Belt for sword (Dao)

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Description

The belt is decorated with cowries and is fitted with a wooden scabbard to hold the sword (dao), which is worn on the back. The dao is used as a tool and as a weapon in battle and headhunting. The Miri in Arunachal Pradesh are no longer considered members of the Naga.
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried

Material/Technique

Wood; Hair; Textile; Kauri

Measurements

Object dimensions: 25 x 17 x 3 cm; Length x width: 100.5 x 7 cm (strap)

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Created Created
1851
Miri-Naga
India
Collected Collected
1892
Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers
Arunachal Pradesh
1850 1896
Ethnological Museum of Berlin

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