Avikisaphu

Description

Basket of canework used by warriors to carry bamboo spikes or panjis, with ceremonial tail, worn at the small of the back (the basket is worn at the hip when not accompanied by the tail), consisting of a basket of canework with a cane loop above and a long rod at the bottom from which hangs a fringe of red and black human hair: India, Assam, Sumi Naga

Museum reference

A.1936.535

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Avikisaphu, Basket

Production information

Assam, India, South Asia

Style / Culture

Sumi Naga

Materials

Cane, Orchid stem, Bamboo, Goat hair, Human hair

References

Jacobs, 1990, general pp103-130 &135-150, illustr. pp238-239, photo p103

Kunz, Joshi (eds.), 2008, illustr. pp67-68