Zemanek-Münster

Warrior's ceremonial headdress

India, Naga
sold EUR 200
Size
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch

Description

conical wickerwork bonnet, coated with a fine netting of orchid bast, dyed in red and yellow, adorned with a collar of bushy black animal hair and boar tusks on either side, slight traces of usage


Comparing literature

Jacobs, Julian, The Nagas, London 1990, p. 221

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