Lot Essay
For further discussion with closely related examples, see O. Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, 1997, p. 62, fig. 85 and p. 67, fig. 97.
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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, NAGALAND, ANGAMI AND KONYAK TRIBES, 20TH CENTURY
Details
Two ceremonial glass-bead necklaces and three conch-shell ear covers
Northeastern India, Nagaland, Angami and Konyak tribes, 20th century
Comprising two Angami ceremonial necklaces, each strung with glass beads, brass spacers and a fringe of cast brass bells with a conch-shell closure; the Konyak ear covers decorated with a stippled design and anthropomorphic figures
17 in. (43.1 cm.) (4)
Northeastern India, Nagaland, Angami and Konyak tribes, 20th century
Comprising two Angami ceremonial necklaces, each strung with glass beads, brass spacers and a fringe of cast brass bells with a conch-shell closure; the Konyak ear covers decorated with a stippled design and anthropomorphic figures
17 in. (43.1 cm.) (4)
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1960s