Belt with wooden sheath and "dao" knife · Inde, Naga · ID: 3033749
Description
two-parted bark belt, coated with fabric on the inside and animal skin on the outside, decorated with small abrus beans, fixing with rattan, knife with iron blade, dam., missing parts;
the “dao” is both a cutting tool and a weapon and is ever present in Naga life. They need it to clear the jungle for new farmland, to build new dwellings or kill and divide the animals they eat, challenge enemies, either men or beasts, carve wood, make tools or face the various daily needs. The “dao” is carried on the back in a wooden case tied to the waist, the blade pointing downwards.
L’objet Belt with wooden sheath and “dao” knife avec l’ID d’objet 3033749 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 71st tribal art auction dans 24 novembre 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 33 a atteint un prix de vente de 360 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 250 €.
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Littérature comparée
Kunz, Richard, Naga, Basel 2008, p. 71