Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 42

Four Naga beaded necklaces

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £882

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Description

Four Naga beaded necklaces
Nagaland
coloured glass beads and fibre, with multi strands and geometric panels, three with coin fasteners and one with a button,
78cm, 80cm, 82cm and 84cm long,
a Naga three coloured bead necklace, with a button fastener, 92cm long, two Naga beaded panels, one hung with brass implements and bells and the other with coloured wool pompoms, 19.5cm and 20.5cm long, and a Naga beaded belt, 95cm long. (8)


Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 307.