Necklace with translucent glass beads and bronze bells from the Naga people inhabiting the region of Nagaland, in NE India and NW of Myanmar.
From the 19th century or early 20th century.
As the Nagas possessed no glass-making technology, these beads were traded.
Provenance: Italian private collection
Dimensions:
Length: 74 cm
Size of bigger beads: 4,3 cm
It weighs 270,4 g
References:
“The Nagas”, Jacobs, Julian, Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 2012,p 322
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