Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 15
Five Naga shell and bead necklaces
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £756
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Description
Five Naga shell and bead necklaces
Ao, Nagaland
cut shell with carnelian and glass beads, strung on cloth or fibre,
20.5cm, 32cm, 37cm, 37.5cm and 50cm long. (5)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 324. (3)