ANTIQUE CHANG NAGA HEADHUNTER PENDANT

Harry L Neufeld

Chang Naga – late 19th century – a warrior’s headhunting pendant, a very powerful amulet worn only by the most worthy, with a brass spiral support and two beautiful, browned, extremely old sap or perhaps fire-darkened carved ivory "teeth", substitutes for the highest status version of such an adornment (note warrior second from left in picture) which would have been comprised of real teeth from a tiger, the most sacred animal and symbol of the Nagas – 4 ½” x 4 ½” 

$500.00

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