Men's necklace with giant Turbinella Pyrum shell
India, Naga, Angami
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, AustriaSize
L: 68 cm
H: 15 cm (shell)
L: 26.8 inch
H: 5.9 inch (shell)
Description
shell, cornelian beads, glass beads, bone, fibre, eight strands, good condition, slight traces of abrasion;
the technique of making small cavities in the shell and fill them with black colour seems to derive from tattooing methods.