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

Lot 76

Five Naga heirloom arm ornaments

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £945

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Description

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.