Men's necklace with giant Turbinella Pyrum shell ·  India, Naga, Angami · ID: 3035661

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.

The object Men’s necklace with giant Turbinella Pyrum shell with the object ID 3035661 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 22 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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