Naga carnelian necklace, NE India

Necklace with old carnelian beads, alternating with blue glass beads and brass and aluminium trumpet-shaped and bell beads. Worn by the Ao Naga people.

From the first half of the 20th century, although some brass trumpets and carnelian beads look older.

Provenance: Italian private collection.

Dimensions:

Length: 78 cm
Average size of the carnelian beads: 2,2 cm
Size of trumpet-shaped beads: 5,5 cm

Weight: 225,5 gr

Literature:

“The Nagas”,Jacobs, Julian, Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 2012, p. 324
“Ethnic jewellery and adornment” Daalder, Truus, Ethnic Art Press, 2009, p. 338
“The splendour of ethnic jewelry”, Borel, France, Thames & Hudson, 1994, p.156
“Arte Naga”, Museo Nacional de Etnología, 1988, p.36
“Traditional jewelry of India”, Untracht, Oppi, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 1997, p. 64

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