Naga Dao
| Naga Dao | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Ax, traditional weapon |
| Designations: | Sema Dao, Konyak Dao, Lhota Dao, Angana Dao, Garo Dao, Kuki Dao, Lushai Dao, Chin Dao, Kacha Dao, Ao Dao |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon, cultural weapon, tool |
| Creation time: | approx. 15th century |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
Philippines , India |
| Distribution: | Philippines , India |
| Overall length: | approx. 50 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 23 cm |
| Blade width: | approx. 8 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, fabric, wool |
| Particularities: | The blades have different shapes and sizes. |
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The Naga Dao (also called Sema Dao , Konyak Dao , Lhota Dao , Angana Dao , Garo Dao , Kuki Dao , Lushai Dao , Chin Dao , Kacha Dao , Ao Dao ) is a battle ax of the Naga tribes in the Philippines and in India . The diverse names are due to the large number of tribes and their different names for this Dao.
history
The Naga-Dao is a multi-purpose weapon and tool. It is used in field work, woodworking, slaughtering animals, in ceremonies and in war.
description
The Naga Dao has a short, curved blade with a straight (cut off) tip . The blade is about 23 cm long, about 8 cm wide and sharply ground on all blade sides. The handle (handle) is round or square and, in some versions, wrapped with metal wire. The end of the handle has no pommel and the rear area is more or less decorated with monochrome or colored goat hair and often painted with traditional patterns. There are different handle and blade versions of the Naga Dao.
See also
literature
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5
- Jamie Saul, Dominique Viallard, The Naga of Burma: their festivals, customs, and way of life , Orchid Press, 2006, ISBN 978-974-524-065-0
- Ian Heath, Michael Perry, The North-East Frontier 1837-1901, Volume 324 of Men-at-arms series , Osprey Publishing, 1999, ISBN 978-1-85532-762-7
- Diagram Group, The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century , St. Martin's Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6
- Milada Ganguli, A pilgrimage to the Nagas , Oxford & IBH, 1984
- YD Gundevia, War and peace in Nagaland , Verlag Palit & Palit, 1975
- Richard Francis Burton (Sir.), The book of the sword, published 1884
Web links
- Example of a Sema Dao at Pitt River's Museum, Oxford, inventory no. 1938.35.1427 , English, accessed September 26, 2012
- Dao of a Naga chief at Pitt River's Museum, Oxford, inventory no. 1923.85.724.1 , English, accessed September 26, 2012
- Naga Dao at Oriental Arts
- Naga Dao at Oriental Arms