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

Lot 140

Two Naga hats

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £403

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Description

Two Naga hats
Nagaland
cane, one with stripes of red and yellow cane, with an attached crest of dyed red and black hair, with two feathers, 24cm high, and the other with panels of red dyed cane and yellow orchid stem decoration, with an attached crest of red dyed hair, 23.5cm high. (2)

Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 225.