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THB20th C. Indian Naga Necklaces Glass Beads w/ Pendants
Lot 33
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Dec 9, 2021
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Join us for a very special holiday auction featuring jewelry, glass, icons, coins, and so much more. Think silver, gold, and all things shiny. Perfect for holiday gift giving or for self-gifting. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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South Asia, India, Naga peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pair of glass bead necklaces with brass face pendants that were made by the Naga culture to wear as decorative pieces and to symbolize trophy heads. The first has a button clasp and cord loop terminal tip that branches into multiple strands strung with hundreds of red seed beads that are braided together, coalescing at a pair of black spherical beads with white inlays. The strands branch again and contain dozens of blue seed beads and a pair of white tubular beads that flank the cast-brass pendant with repousse stylized features. The pendant represents a trophy - reserved for warriors that had taken heads. The other necklace consists of matte, opaque glass beads in red, yellow, and orange with a pair of conical brass ornaments just before the trophy head pendant. Both necklaces are wearable! Size (orange necklace): 27" L (68.6 cm); (brass heads): 2.5" L x 1.75" W (6.4 cm x 4.4 cm); (necklace with multiple strands): 24.5" L (62.2 cm)
The Naga people are a combination of tribes in northeastern India and northwestern Burma known for their artistry, particularly when it comes to jewelry. During special rituals on their calendar, men and women dress in ceremonial clothing and ornaments, including stunning necklaces like these examples.
Provenance: ex-private Southern California, USA collection, in the USA since 1997
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167403Both are wearable and intact. Nice patina and toning on the brass and softening to facial details on one. Light mineral deposits and discoloration to the surface of the beads. Some discoloration to the cotton threads, but all are intact, and both are wearable.Condition
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