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Warrior basket

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These baskets are used for ritual headhunting dances and can only be carried by successful headhuntersHK: Carrying basket of the NagaKK: Carrying basket of the Naga with three wooden heads, including a skull.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Naga
Object type
Warrior basket
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Width: 34 cm
Height: 45 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Width: 34 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Material/Technique
Bamboo, Wood, Plant fibre, Wool , Plant seeds , Skin
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 27986

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 19th century
    where
    India
    who
    Naga
  • Collecting
    who
    C. Dowding - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Unknown from C. Dowding 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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