Necklace · India, Naga · ID: 3035726
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)Size
L: 40 cm
L: 15.7 inch
Description
orange coloured glass beads, pendant of four teeth from a tiger and two spiralic brass ornaments, traces of wear;
the tiger is considered as the national animal of the Indians. He is traditional venerated as the mount of the goddess Durga. Nevertheless the killing of a tiger is looked upon as a sign of braveness.
Comparing literature
Oppitz, Michael, Naga Identities, Antwerp 2008, p. 114 f.