Naga Headcutter's ritual headdress. India/Burma.

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Naga Headcutter's ritual headdress. India/Burma.

Name: Naga Headcutter's ritual headdress. India/Burma.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: PNCVSJA4RS
Price: 480 EUR
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480 €

Period 20th century

Style Other style

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Naga ritual headdress.
Antique headdress in the shape of a conical helmet made of woven basketry, decorated with boar tusks, horsehair and goat hair. Kalyo-Kengyu ethnic group.
Shape probably inspired by British tropical helmets. The British attempted to colonize the Naga tribes in the 19th and 20th centuries, but were unsuccessful.
Period: mid-twentieth century, circa 1950/60. Good condition.

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Other style (Objects of curiosity of Other style Style)
Period	20th century (Objects of curiosity 20th century)
Country of origin	Myanmar