Head pendant · India, Naga · ID: 3051157
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Description
brass,
These small pendants in the shape of anthropomorphic heads were used as chest ornaments by headhunters or attached to headhunters’ baskets. They should indicate the head-taking status of their wearer.
Comparing literature
Jacobs, Julian, The Nagas, London 1990, p. 252 f.