NAGA DOUBLE SKULL WOOD FIGURE
Harry L Neufeld
Konyak Naga - extremely weathered, unusual carved wood gravesite effigy of two skulls, one on top of the other, roughhewn and strong in presence, with crudely tattooed lips, deep set eyes and one nail at the top of each ear hole, possibly to suspend from a grave platform - freestanding on circular wood base carved within the overall figure
$500.00
Artwork details
Origin
circa late 19th - early 20th century
Dimension
H 15.5IN x W 5IN x D 6IN
H 39.37CM x W 12.7CM x D 15.24CM
Provenance
Collected in Nagaland, early 1980's
Condition
Very good
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