Ceremonial headdress of a warrior "luhupa" ·  India, Naga, Tangkhul · ID: 3035104

Description

conical bonnet of coarse cane work, iin the middle set with a metal disc and red fibre tassel, disc-shaped projections on either side and semi-circular jaw piece, each made of wood and adorned with red abrus beans and grey Hiob’s-tears, tufts of black animal hair attached at the lower end, the bonnet is crowned by fan-like arranged chicken feathers

The object Ceremonial headdress of a warrior “luhupa” with the object ID 3035104 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 25 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.

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Comparing literature

Jacobs, Julian, The Nagas, London 1990, p. 229 Somaré Grata, Vigorelli, Leonardo, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 36 f.