APPENDIX A

Weapons of the Patkoi Nagas

Source: Art and descriptions...

A.

       Crossbow used by Singphos Daphlas and Nagas on the Patkoi Range.

B.

Spears used by the same with hair ornamentation. The circles denote the owner’s rank.

C., D.

Different kinds of daos used by the Patkoi tribes. D is doubled-edged.

E.

A bamboo drinking cup adorned with real “poker work.”

F.

The plain-shafted spear used for throwing.

G.

Carved wooden pipe used on the Western Patkoi. The bowl represents a human head, and a row of monkeys stands along the stern.

Source: Art and descriptions from L. W. Shakespear, A History of Upper Assam (1914).