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

Lot 130

Nine Naga cowrie shell armbands

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1386

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Description

Nine Naga cowrie shell armbands
Nagaland
cane, fibre and cut cowrie shells, including three pairs and a matched pair, the longest 17cm, and a single with plaited bands of red dyed cane and orchid stem. (9)

Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 271.