Neck ornament of the headhunters "kalabubu" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3037156
sold
EUR 280
Size
D: 22,5 cm
D: 8.9 inch
Description
made of coconut discs, a clip made of brass in the middle showing a head-like appendage;
a symbol for manhood and sign that its owner has already captured a human head, at the same time it has a protective function for the whole village.
Comparing literature
Rodgers, Susan , Power and Gold, Munich, New York 1990, p. 237 & 319