Model of a gate
The model was made after a gate inside a Morung, which leads to the rear area that is forbidden to women. The opening is modeled on that of a hornbill's nesting cavity.
The model was made after a gate inside a Morung, which leads to the rear area that is forbidden to women. The opening is modeled on that of a hornbill's nesting cavity.
Collector:
Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) DNB
Object Name
Tor (Modell)
Culture
Nagaland
Material/technology:
wood
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Subkontinent/Indien/Assam
Invs.
126253
