
NAGA BAMBOO CUFFS (PAIR)
Harry L Neufeld
Kalyo Kengyu (Burma border Naga) – early 20th century – rare, warrior’s plaited bamboo cuffs, worn for protection in battle, with deerskin-attached human hair adornment tinged with red, denoting the fires/blood of headhunting raids – nicely worn, darkened and slightly smelling of smoke from fires of either domestic or war origin – 4 ½” x 4” - $750
$450.00
Artwork details
Origin
Early 20th century
Dimension
H 4.5IN x DIA 4.5IN
H 11.43CM x DIA 11.43CM
Provenance
Collected in Nagaland, early 1980's
Condition
Excellent
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