Monkey skull and small anthropomorphic head · India, Naga · ID: 3046683
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 16 cm / 7 cm
H: 6.3 inch / 2.8 inch
Description
wood, bone, pigments, rest., base
Such carved monkey skulls and anthropomorphic heads are used as chest or basket ornaments to indicate head-takers status.
Comparing literature
Jacobs, Julian, The Nagas, London 1990, p. 191