Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 91
Three Naga carved wood head ornaments
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £277
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Description
Three Naga carved wood head ornaments
Konyak, Nagaland
one with painted tattoo decoration, 8.2cm, the other two with a red/brown stain, 7.5cm and 7.6cm high, all with attachment piercings. (3)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 194.