Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 172
Ten Naga spears
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £227
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Description
Ten Naga spears
Nagaland
wood, six with goat hair, two with woven red rattan and yellow orchid stem, four with metal blades,
the longest 198.5cm,
and a rifle and a bow. (12)
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection.
cf. Julian Jacobs, The Nagas; Hill People of Northeast India, 1990. p. 249.