Hi there, can you please mention what naga are you talking about here? What are head hunters? Are those people who kill for bounty? I am doing some research and would like to more understand what this image means .. Thanks
I found the image on an auction site. Here’s the description of that item:
Lot 0023B Details
Northern India, Naga, mid to late 19th CE. An early leather headhunter’s bag dramatically decorated with four monkey skulls, the two at each end framed by pairs of animal (perhaps boar) tusks, with a rectangular lid attached to the overall rectangular form via woven fibers, a leather loop at the lower end, a strand of knotted natural fibers across the front, plaited wicker lining the back of the lid, and a strap of twisted wire attached to wicker loops for suspension. This bag was most likely used to carry human heads as headhunting was a traditional practice among the Naga tribes of northern India and Myanmar. A rare find indeed! Size: 7″ deep x 11″ W x 9.5″ H (17.8 cm x 27.9 cm x 24.1 cm)
Provenance: Ex – Private LA collection acquired in the 1980’s.
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Hi there, can you please mention what naga are you talking about here? What are head hunters? Are those people who kill for bounty? I am doing some research and would like to more understand what this image means .. Thanks
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I found the image on an auction site. Here’s the description of that item:
Lot 0023B Details
Northern India, Naga, mid to late 19th CE. An early leather headhunter’s bag dramatically decorated with four monkey skulls, the two at each end framed by pairs of animal (perhaps boar) tusks, with a rectangular lid attached to the overall rectangular form via woven fibers, a leather loop at the lower end, a strand of knotted natural fibers across the front, plaited wicker lining the back of the lid, and a strap of twisted wire attached to wicker loops for suspension. This bag was most likely used to carry human heads as headhunting was a traditional practice among the Naga tribes of northern India and Myanmar. A rare find indeed! Size: 7″ deep x 11″ W x 9.5″ H (17.8 cm x 27.9 cm x 24.1 cm)
Provenance: Ex – Private LA collection acquired in the 1980’s.
There’s nothing else on the site that might offer more than that but you might contact them.
https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/46822384_19th-c-naga-leather-headhunters-bag-w-monkey-skulls
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