Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 106
Four Naga brass head chest ornaments
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £403
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Description
Four Naga brass head chest ornaments
Nagaland
with coloured glass beads and three with wool tassels, including a single head with scarifications, 8.6cm high, a double head, 9cm wide, a triple head, 11.7cm wide and a quadruple head with two seated figures, 12.8cm wide. (4)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 332. (triple and quadruple)