A man’s conical shaped cane hat, decorated with coloured orchid stems and red and black dyed goat’s hair. Although the shape of these conical cane hats originated with the Kalyo-Kengyu, they were worn by many different groups, who came under the general heading of Naga, for festivals and head-hunting expeditions. The use of the multiple dyed stems in the weaving of the helmet makes this a very nice example.

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Object Summary

Museum Number	53/1929/23
Simple Name	headdress
Full Name	ceremonial headdress
Common Name	headdress
Production country	India
Material	rattan; goat’s hair
Collection class	Religion and magic
Collection continent	Asia
Collection area/region	S
Production county	Assam
Production continent	Asia
Production year high	pre 1929
Cultural group	Naga
Function name	ceremonial headdress
Function detail	Worn during festivals and head-hunting expeditions.