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Hornbill feathers as helmet jewellery

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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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Cataloguing data

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

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 19th century
    where
    India
    who
    Angami-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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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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