Headdress of a warrior, before 1920 ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3039529

Description

from plaited palm fibre strings (presumably from the Arenga palm), which are sewn together, padded/reinforced by pieces of palm leaf seaths, cylindrical with brim, which is sewn with three projecting circular pieces, scrolled braided strings and bristle-like plant fibre tufts for ornament, cotton chin strap, traces of old age, slightly dirty

The object Headdress of a warrior, before 1920 with the object ID 3039529 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 8 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 294