Neck ornament of the headhunters "kalabubu" ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3037156

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.

The object Neck ornament of the headhunters “kalabubu” with the object ID 3037156 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 9 achieved a sales price of EUR 280 with an asking price of EUR 150.

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Comparing literature

Rodgers, Susan , Power and Gold, Munich, New York 1990, p. 237 & 319