Warrior's ceremonial headdress ·  Inde, Naga · ID: 3040332

Description

conical bonnet, surface from fine red plant fibre netting with yellow orchid fibres forming linear ornaments, adorned with a collar of goats hair, two boar tusks and feather, min. besch.;
the hornbill feather is a symbol of beauty and strength: in fact, this mythical king of the birds with its long feathers and its powerful beak possesses these two qualities which always must go together and be related harmoniously in Naga set of values. The boar tusks are symbols for courage and power.

L’objet Warrior’s ceremonial headdress avec l’ID d’objet 3040332 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 83rd Tribal Art Auction dans 28 mai 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 59 a atteint un prix de vente de 600 €.

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Littérature comparée

Somaré Grata, Vigorelli, Leonardo, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 32 f.