Two dao from Arunachal Pradesh

[colin henshaw]

Hi Detlef

Thanks for your comments, glad you like my dao.

The tang does not extend completely through the wooden hilt, here is an image as requested.

I can't find much information of those metal disks, seems they were purely ornamental ? I am attaching an image (entitled - A Yimchunger Naga in dancing dress) from the book "The Arts and Crafts of Nagaland" published by The Naga Institute of Culture in 1968, for information.

Regards,
Colin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

The tang does not extend completely through the wooden hilt, here is an image as requested.

Hi Colin,

thank you for the additional picture of your dao and the other interesting picture.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Have get recently a very similar example like the one Colin has shown in post #27, the only exception is that this one has two discs, maybe it's a small armored protection, look for this in up how this belts are worn.
This one seems to come from the same ethnos like Colins dao.

[russel]

Congratulations Detlef,

I was watching this one, but when I noticed you leading the bidding I pulled back. Nice catch for a very reasonable price.

Cheers,
Russel

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by russel

Congratulations Detlef,

I was watching this one, but when I noticed you leading the bidding I pulled back. Nice catch for a very reasonable price.

Cheers,
Russel

Hello Mate,

thank you for both, I am more as glad to get it by this price, I think that it's so complete a very nice ethnograhic item. Nothing but the blade will get cleaned since the belt has such a nice patination.

Cheers,
Detlef

[colin henshaw]

Nice piece Detlef, well done !

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Nice piece Detlef, well done !

Thank you very much Colin, it will be from the same tribal group as yours.

Best regards,
Detlef