19th Century Naga Head Hunters Warriors Ceremonial
19th Century Naga Head Hunters Warriors Ceremonial Necklace. Tubular oblong carnelian beads; tiny and mid-sized tarnished brass bells; 3 tarnished brass coils; 2 sea shells at the collar; blue, yellow and white trade seed beads; 2 oval dark red glass trade beads; milk white and off white 1/8 Inch glass trade beads; and 2 European Victorian green glass trade beads; one of which is facet Cut; strung on the original hand woven textile. '1237A' catalogue number. Circa 1880. {Approximate dimensions: 13 inches long.}. Similar examples in "The Nagas: Hill People of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter" by Julian Jacobs,pages 311 and 320. Condition: Wear and patina from general use.
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19th Century Naga Head Hunters Warriors Ceremonial Necklace. Tubular oblong carnelian beads; tiny and mid-sized tarnished brass bells; 3 tarnished brass coils; 2 sea shells at the collar; blue, yellow and white trade seed beads; 2 oval dark red glass trade beads; milk white and off white 1/8 Inch glass trade beads; and 2 European Victorian green glass trade beads; one of which is facet Cut; strung on the original hand woven textile. '1237A' catalogue number. Circa 1880. {Approximate dimensions: 13 inches long.}. Similar examples in "The Nagas: Hill People of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter" by Julian Jacobs,pages 311 and 320. Condition: Wear and patina from general use.
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