Zemanek-Münster

Neck ornament of the headhunters "kalabubu" ·  Indonésie - Nias · ID: 3037156

Vendu 280 €

Description

made of coconut discs, a clip made of brass in the middle showing a head-like appendage;
a symbol for manhood and sign that its owner has already captured a human head, at the same time it has a protective function for the whole village.


Littérature comparée

Rodgers, Susan , Power and Gold, Munich, New York 1990, p. 237 & 319


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