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

Lot 102

Three Naga carved wood head ornaments

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £567

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Description

Three Naga carved wood head ornaments
Konyak, Nagaland
two with attachment piercings to the back and the third with a fibre loop,
6.2cm, 6.5cm and 8.5cm high. (3)

Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 193. (the two larger)