Pendentif en forme de tête · Inde, Naga · ID: 3051157
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaDescription
brass,
These small pendants in the shape of anthropomorphic heads were used as chest ornaments by headhunters or attached to headhunters’ baskets. They should indicate the head-taking status of their wearer.
Littérature comparée
Jacobs, Julian, The Nagas, London 1990, p. 252 f.