Head hunters trophy figure · India, Naga, Konyak · ID: 3035141
not available anymore
Provenance
American Collection, USALouis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, trunk figure without arms, inlaid bone eyes, remains of red dyed goats hair and a tuft of long presumably human hair, slightly dam, cracks, metal plate;
used as warriors chest ornaments or attached to head-takers baskets.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Kunst aus Nagaland, Pforzheim 1986, p. 52