Breast ornament

Description

Breast ornament comprising a slab of wood fringed with red-dyed goat hair, the centre covered with black cloth and decorated with coloured paper and a row of Job's tears, worn by young men: Assam, Kohima, Angami Nagas

Museum reference

A.1932.55

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Breast ornament

Production information

Kohima, Nagaland, India, South Asia

Style / Culture

Angami Naga

Materials

Wood, Goat hair, Cloth, Paper

Physical description

Slab of wood fringed with red-dyed goat hair, the centre covered with black cloth and decorated with coloured paper