Zemanek-Münster

Three pendants ·  India, Naga · ID: 3041583

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Size
L: 9 cm - 14,5 cm
L: 3.5 inch - 5.7 inch

Description

brass (lost wax cast), in shape of three, respectively four anthropomorphic heads, arranged side by side, eyelets;
the number of heads worn as decoration formally represented the number of heads cut off by the wearer and is proportional to his prestige.


The object Three pendants with the object ID 3041583 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 15.

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