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9898

Ao Naga Brass Neck Chain

Ao Naga People, North-Eastern India
probably 18th century

length: 81.7cm, width: 1.6cm, weight: 500g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9890

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Two Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: 55cm, width of brass pendant: 9cm, weight: 176g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9899

Naga Headhunter Warrior’s Ornament

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 64cm, length of pendant (including tufts): 21cm, width of wooden pendant: 6.7cm, weight: 45g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9893

Naga or Mizo Bridal Headdress with Job’s Tear & Beetle Wing Strands

Naga people of Manipur region, or Mizo people of Mizoram region.
early 20th century

height: approximately 33cm, width: approximately 33cm, diameter of circular rim: 17.4cm, weight: 884g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9897

Massive Naga Headhunter Warrior’s Ceremonial Trophy Ornament

Konyak Naga, North-Eastern India
late 19th-early 20th century

length of wooden substrate: approximately 17.4cm, overall length (including horns and hair): approximately 80cm, dimensions of 'wings': approximately 18 and 11 cm individually, weight: 853g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9846

Superb Naga Trade Bead, Carnelian & Shell Necklace

Angami NagaPeople, North-Eastern India
late 19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 65cm, length of the largest chank shell pendant: 15.9cm, weight: 1,182g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9849

Unusual & Massive Naga Shell Bead Necklace

Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: 101cm, length of beads: between 1.1 and 3.2cm, diameter of beads: between 1 and 2.1cm, weight: 531g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9881

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Three Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: 67cm, width of pendant: 10.5cm, length of pendant: 5.5cm, weight: 170g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9858

Large Naga Chank Shell & Trade Bead Necklace

Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India
late 19th-early 20th century

length of strand: 111cm, length of chank shells: 15.5 and 16cm, weight: 1,251g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9863

Unusual Naga Trade Glass Bead Multi-Strand Necklace

Naga People, North-Eastern India
1920s

circumference: 47cm, weight: 224g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9871

Fine Pair of Naga Beaded & Brass Ear Ornaments

Konyak Naga People, North-West India
early 20th century

overall length: approximately 71cm, length of individual ear ornament: 18.5cm, width of individual ear ornament: 6.9cm, weight: 79g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9876

Naga Head Hunter’s Severed Head Necklace

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length of strand: approximately 50.4cm, length of pendant: 9.1cm, width of pendant: 6.8cm, weight: 161g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9892

Rare Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Four Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length of brass pendant: 12.6cm, length of strand: approximately 57cm, weight: 181g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9752

Unusual & Rare Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head Necklace

Naga People, Burma/India
19th century

circumference: 58cm, length of brass pendant: 9.8cm, weight: 232g

Provenance

UK art market

9308

Konyak Naga Trade Bead, Brass Bell & Shell Necklace

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century

Provenance

private collection, US

9305

Unusually Large, Naga Trade Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century and possibly earlier

length: 82cm, width: 13.5cm

Provenance

private collection, US

9307

Large, Naga Trade Bead Necklace

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 73cm, weight: 417g

Provenance

private collection, US.

9302

Naga Necklace with Dark-Blue Trade Beads

Naga People, Western Burma & North-eastern India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 287g

Provenance

private collection, US

9300

Rare Naga Necklace with Turquoise-coloured Trade Beads

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 83cm, weight: 328g

Provenance

private collection, US

8989

Naga Pair of Rock Crystal Ear Ornaments (Tongpang)

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
19th century

width: 4.2cm, length: 3.7cm, thickness: approximately 1.3cm, combined weight: 81g

Provenance

UK art market

6781

Naga Brass Pendant

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

height: 16cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

private European collection

6779

Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm

Provenance

private European collection

6783

Pair of Naga Brass Bracelets

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th century

internal diameter: approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 549g

Provenance

private European collection

6602

Naga Cowrie Shell Apron or Loin Cloth

Konyak & Sema Naga People, India & Burma (Myanmar)
early 20th century

length: 69.2cm, width: 22.5cm, weight: 548g

Provenance

UK art market

5284

Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century

length as worn: 35cm, approx. circumference: 70cm, weight: 168g

Provenance

UK art market

6249

Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
18th-19th century

width: 16.5cm, weight: 135g

Provenance

private collection, London.

6247

Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
19th century

length: 60cm, weight: 216g

Provenance

private collection, London

4399

Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace

Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

length: 80cm, weight: 100g

Provenance

private collection, London.

4259

Naga Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle

Naga People, India/Burma
19th century

length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g

Provenance

private collection, London.