Zemanek-Münster

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

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Provenance
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria

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.


Littérature comparée

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


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