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Description: | Shield. Rectangular sheet of treated hide, possibly mithan or buffalo or other, ridged longitudinally and showing concave faces. Decorated with four straw tassels, each suspended from two small balls of cane strips, two in each face, one below the other. Two holes pierced below each of the lower tassels, and two holes pierced in the centre bottom. The face of the shield has traces of a reddish staining. The reverse has an `H’ shaped framework on its side, bound with cane, forming a vertical grip. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | Naga hide plant fibre shields (weapons: accessories) hair War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-51962 |
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