Jihussi samsumsi nangmanu

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Jihussi

Ao-Naga warrior scarf decorated with Kauri snails and hornbill feathers. May only be worn by men of high social prestige

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ao-Naga
Object type
Shoulder scarf for men
Dimensions
Length: 170 cm
Width: 145 cm
Weight: 1,8 kg
Material/Technique
Cotton, Bast , Hair (goat), Snails (cowries, Cypraea moneta), Feathers
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 28378 a

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 19th century
    where
    India
    Nagaland
    who
    Ao-Naga
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Eduard von Ohlendorff 1896
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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