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.
The object Necklace with the object ID 3035726 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 27 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Oppitz, Michael, Naga Identities, Antwerp 2008, p. 114 f.
Publications
Christina Fessler, Scrapbuch Nagaland, Konstanz 2008, p. 63