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Woman’s Necklace

2010.01.0171

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Artifact Identification Woman’s Necklace   (2010.01.0171)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Naga

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 53.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 5.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.6 cm
Weight 121 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal, Pigment, Plant, Plastic, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Joining, Stringing, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Jacobs, Julian with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle. The Nagas: Hill Peoples of Northeast India. Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990.

Kunz, Richard and Vibha Joshi, eds. Naga: A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered. Basel: Museum der Kulturen, 2008. p. 161, fig. 279.

Mongro, Kajen. Naga Cultural Attires and Musical Instruments. New Delhi: Concept Publ. Co, 1999.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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