The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

colour photographs of Naga artefacts from various sources

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caption:

Wood carving of a seated male figure, arms folded across knees; wood ornament bound with vegetable fibre against back of head; shredded vegetable fibre through ears, right foot missing; "made by the brother of the Ang of Longkhai" (collector). Konyak, Longkhai village.

medium:

artefacts

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Longkhai

size:

31cm (h), 16.5cm (w)

production:

ethnicgroup:	Konyak
location:	Longkhai

production:

refnum:

3:40-42

collection:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	1936-1937

acquirer:

form:	gift
person:	Museum of Mankind, London
refnum:	1944.As3.33

note:

descriptions derived from original source material unless in square brackets or otherwise stated