Panji is a basket of the Angami Naga tribe, a culture in which weapon storage points the ingenious ability of the community in the self-defense survival strategy of forest exploitation. Angami Naga the major tribe in Nagaland- are being historically hailed as being among the mightiest warriors of India's northeastern tribes with their weapons, which were built fully made from everything natural using their surroundings. Among such were the panji, which were sharpened bamboo spikes and widely used as ambush traps by highly proficient warriors. This particular equipment includes a bunch of panjis (arrows or spikes), made up by splitting bamboo and sharpening its pointed upper and lower ends. These panjis were used as sectional defense traps, placed in hidden pits or on intended pathways to injure enemies or to deter wild animals.
Lightweight and durable, therefore bamboo was the ideal material for the making of these simple but most effective tools. The bundle is stored inside a specially made basket or quiver, durably woven from cane strips over a bamboo frame. This basket is both functional and portable, allowing warriors or hunters to take very large numbers of panjis easily into the forest or the battlefield. The fine weaving of the cane boasts of deft craftsmanship by the Angami who are very well known for their aesthetic sensitivity in utilitarian objects. Indeed, panji basket can hold in it more than just a functional mechanism for defending oneself against possible attacking aggressors, as it would stand today as a cultural artifact synonymous with the precolonial knowledge of the Angami tribe on forest warfare strategies, as well as artisan skill.