A Naga man's boars' tusk necklet

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A Naga man's boars' tusk necklet
Composed of four curved boars' tusks each with woven red rattan about the base and joined by a small panel with shell and orange bead ornaments; a necklace strung with twenty ovoid cornelian beads and a blue cylindrical glass bead interspersed with brass and white metal flared pendants, shell and orange bead clasp; and a Konyak Naga conch shell ear ornament of oval form with two stylized pokerwork figures
the boars' tusk necklet 6½in. (16.5cm.) wide (3)

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