Group of figures · India, Naga, Konyak · ID: 3035728
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 40 cm
B: 45 cm
H: 15.7 inch
B: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, matt greyish brown patina, remains of pigments, a sitting male/female couple flanking a standing figure, which is characterized as head hunter by his attributes (sword, human head in his hand, chest ornament), min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks
Publications
Galerie Zacke (Hg.) Schmuck und Stammeskunst der Naga, Wien 2011, p. 60 f.Exhibition
Vienna, Völkerkundemuseum, Exp.: "Schmuck und Asche", 01.02.2012 - 11.06.2012