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

Lot 159

A Naga large carrying basket

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £227

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Description

A Naga large carrying basket
Nagaland
rattan and bamboo, with a forehead carrying strap,
45cm high,
and three smaller Naga baskets, 39cm, 24cm and 18cm high. (4)

Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.

Published
Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 340. (large basket)