Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19 Feb 2025
Five Naga heirloom arm ornaments
Five Naga heirloom arm ornaments
Nagaland
brass and metal alloy, including a matched pair with six oval protrusions and twin spiral motifs, 8.5cm wide, a pair, comprising of four bands, each with two oval protrusions, fibre bound, 10.5cm wide, and a single, with four oval protrusions, 10.2cm wide. (5)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 265.