Pectoral with trophy heads ·  Inde, Naga · ID: 3039144

Description

tube-shaped orange glass beads, thread on cord, pendant in shape of four anthropomorphic heads, arranged side by side, made from brass in lost wax cast, metal eyelets, old age patina;
the number of heads worn as decoration formally represented the number of heads cut off by the wearer and is proportional to his prestige. Up to this day the Konyak village of Wangti ranks as one of the most important production centres for this type of necklace. They are sold throughout the eastern and northern Naga territory.

L’objet Pectoral with trophy heads avec l’ID d’objet 3039144 a fait partie de l’enchère 81st Tribal Art Auction en 31 octobre 2015 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 18.

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Littérature comparée

Somaré Grata & Leonard Vigorelli, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 62