Under the latest and popular online series of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya entitled ‘Exhibit of the Week’ the “Wangamba Pendong” (A traditional rectangular wooden bag) collected from 2006. The Community of Konyak Naga, Longwa Village, Mon District, Nagaland. It’s Measurement 41cms Length, 12 cms. width and 29 cms. height with top, displayed in the audience as the fourth Exhibit of the month of June, 2022 through official website, Facebook, Instagram and twitter page of the IGRMS.
In this regard Praveen Kumar Mishra, Director, IGRMS said that "Wangamba Pendong", a traditional rectangular wooden bag that belongs to the Konyak Naga tribe of Nagaland. It is made from a single piece of wood covered by a detachable wooden knobbed lid. The front part is decorated with three equal sizes of skull motifs and on the upper part of the skulls, two concave motifs are also shown in high relief form. Oblique lines are engraved all around the front rectangular border.
The upper part of the lid is decorated with geometrical designs. There are three loops, two are on both sides and one is below the middle skull motifs. A cane-weaved strap is stringed within three loops for carrying and supporting purposes. The cane strap is woven in double style, half of the strap part stringed within the loops is in twined pattern and the hanging part is in a criss-cross pattern.
Though the technology is simple, it is excellently done by the Konyaks who expert artisans and skilled craftsmen are. The carved figures generally have their symbolic meaning. The tools used during the carving are made locally such as chisel, axe, adze, dao etc. The object is used for keeping domestic items and carrying important materials at the time of shopping.