The Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum (or simply Jawaharlal Nehru Museum) is the state museum of Arunachal Pradesh, in Itanagar. Established in the 1980s,[1] it showcases aspects of tribal life of Arunachal Pradesh, India. These include clothing, headdress, weapons, handicraft, music instruments, jewellery and other artifacts of daily use and culture, besides archeological finds.[2][3]
Over the years, the museum has become an important tourist destination in the state capital.[3][4]
Collection and activities
The ground floor of the museum houses an extensive ethnographic collection, including traditional art, musical instruments, religious objects, and handicrafts, like wood carving and cane products, while the first floor has archaeological objects found in Ita Fort, Noksparbat and Malinithan in West Siang district.Template:Citation needed
Apart from its collection, the museum runs a workshop for traditional cane products at its Handicrafts Centre. The museum shop sells tribal handicrafts.[5]
In 2011, Tapi Mra, the first person from the state to scale Mount Everest, donated his entire expedition gear to the museum.[6]
References
- ↑ Arunachal Pradesh: past and present{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications(2005). ISBN 8183240003
- ↑ Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Footprint Travel Guides(1 March 2001). ISBN 978-1-900949-79-8
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Itanagar. Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ President to visit Arunachal Pradesh. The Hindu(14 October 2002).
- ↑ Arunachal Pradesh. Global Security.
- ↑ Everest Template:Sic presents gear to museum(17 Sep 2011).