Shawl of a warrior ·  India, Naga, Chang · ID: 3036087

Description

cotton, three panels, embroidered with cowrie shells, forming two stylized figures and 20 circles, slightly dam., mended in several places, colour bleached out;
the circles of cowrie shells are a reference to feasts of merit which the owner has hosted, or they symbolize the shining stars in the sky during a nightly raid, or the moon and thus female fertility. The stylized human figures indicate the owners success in head-taking. Today the cloths are reserved for distinguished members of society and for cultural groups performing traditional head-hunting dances.

L’objet Shawl of a warrior avec l’ID d’objet 3036087 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 24.

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Littérature comparée

Kunz, Richard, Naga, Basel 2008, p. 103, ill. 125