Headhunter's basket made of cane and decorated with white seeds
- maker:
- Naga people
Headhunter's basket made of cane and decorated with white seeds, coloured beads and fringe of coloured human hair, probably work of Naga people, Assam, Indian, 1851-1920
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A30277
- Materials:
- cane, split and hair
- Measurements:
-
height 300 mm
top: width 148 mm
top: thickness 98 mm
base: width 200 mm
base, approx.: thickness 60 mm
- type:
- human remains, human hair and basket
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
