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Warrior basket

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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Naga
Object type
Warrior basket
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 30 x 34 x 16 cm
Objektmaß: mit Trageband 45 x 34 x 16 cm
Gewicht: < 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

when
2nd half of the 19th century
where
India [Land]
who
Naga

who
C. Dowding - Collectors

Description
Unknown from C. Dowding 1896

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