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

Lot 158

Seven Naga heirloom ornaments

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £1008

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Description

Seven Naga heirloom ornaments
Nagaland
including a bronze arm cuff, with spiral decoration and button protrusions, 11cm long, a bronze footed bowl with a flared rim, 11.5cm diameter, two bronze pendants, waisted with a band of lozenges and end protrusions, 14.5cm and 15.5cm long, a brass alloy bell, 5cm high, a shell and glass bead necklace, with a brass bell pendant, 35.5cm long and a glass bead and metal pendant necklace, with a shell boss, 40cm long. (7)

Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 267. (bowl, longer pendant, two necklaces)