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