Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 112
Two Naga carved wood human skulls
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £882
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Description
Two Naga carved wood human skulls
Konyak, Nagaland
the smaller with a smooth patina,
9cm and 15cm long,
and a monkey skull, 12cm long. (3)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. pps. 191, 193. (monkey and larger skull)