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Nine Naga cowrie shell armbands
Nine Naga cowrie shell armbands
Nagaland
cane, fibre and cut cowrie shells, including three pairs and a matched pair, the longest 17cm, and a single with plaited bands of red dyed cane and orchid stem. (9)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 271.
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