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Hornbill feathers as helmet jewellery
Feathers of the hornbill, honour for brave warriors, 20 feathers in total, only 7 devices on the hat I C 28388 for attaching the feathers. A further 3 decorative feathers I C 28141 a-c present, belonging to the breast ornament? 13 feathers in this storage box, 7 at the top and 6 at the bottom.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Angami-Naga
Object type
Hornbill feathers as helmet jewellery
Material/Technique
Feather (hornbill)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 28141 l,m,n,o,p,r,s,t,u,v,w
Provenance and sources
when
2nd half of the 19th century
where
India [Land]
who
Angami-Naga
Description
Donation from Eduard von Ohlendorff 1896
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