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Description: | Dao (Naga type of axe/chopper) Long metal blade of basic triangular shape: single edged curved blade, concave end, decorated with two rows of incised short lines on the top/back of the edged/right side. Wooden haft, with a short band of plaited cane around the haft where the blade inserted, a longer band of thin cane strips bound and plaited on behind, and a short band plaited on behind this, all with traces of red dye/resin. One side of haft end, decorated with six rows of four longer tufts of red dyed hair fringe (probably goat’s hair), with a band of plaited cane strips at the end.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1969.232 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Ao Naga palm wood metal cane daos hair | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-58784 | Go to resource |
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