Warrior's ceremonial headdress ·  India, Naga · ID: 3040332

Description

conical bonnet, surface from fine red plant fibre netting with yellow orchid fibres forming linear ornaments, adorned with a collar of goats hair, two boar tusks and feather, min. besch.;
the hornbill feather is a symbol of beauty and strength: in fact, this mythical king of the birds with its long feathers and its powerful beak possesses these two qualities which always must go together and be related harmoniously in Naga set of values. The boar tusks are symbols for courage and power.

The object Warrior’s ceremonial headdress with the object ID 3040332 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 59 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Somaré Grata, Vigorelli, Leonardo, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 32 f.