a) glass beads, of different form and colour, bone spacers inbetween, thread on plant fibre in 13 strings, small brass bells around outer rim, loop and piece of shell for closure, l: ca. 29,5 cm; b) two separate worked tubes, wrapped with beaded strings in red, blue and white, l: 35,5 cm;
in Naga society ornaments are symbol for the wearers membership to a certain clan, to an age group or to a rank.
Lit.: Somaré Grata & Leonard Vigorelli, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 143
Continent: Asia

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