Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair

Made:
1851-1920 in Assam
maker:
Naga people

Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair, made by Naga people of Assam, Indian, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A196199
Materials:
wood and hair, human
type:
human remains, human hair and staff
credit:
Wellcome Trust