COLLECTION OF NAGA ITEMS
MYANMAR, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
£2,500
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2020 at 12:00 BST
Description
wood, iron, dyed animal hair and fibre, the collection consisting of; three spears with leaf shape blades, dyed hair decoration and the butt tapering to a spike, two woven helmets with applied brass roundels and a Dayak dart quiver (5)
Dimensions
tallest 173cm
Footnote
Provenance:
Acquired in situ 1926/1927 by Brigadier Ross Cosens Howman who led an expedition into the Hukawng Valley to supress headhunting practise among the local Naga population.
Thence by descent.