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INDIA, Naga, Nagaland.
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212
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INDIA, Naga, Nagaland.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
INDIA, Naga, Nagaland.
Large wooden mortar carved with crocodiles, faces and symbolic motifs, resting on two wrought-iron supports finished with scrollwork.
19th century.
Height: 17 cm; Width: 238 cm; Depth: 23 cm.
Height of supports: 84.5 cm.
TWO pestles are included.
The Nagas are an ethnic group on the border between north-eastern India and Burma, comprising some thirty tribes, including hunter-gatherer peoples and great warriors with a reputation as ‘headhunters’. They lived in villages made up of traditional huts and remained attached to their ancient traditions, close to nature, and to their animist culture.
Their living conditions have changed, but they remain attached to their culture and to village life, with woodcarvers crafting traditional pieces featuring their tribe’s emblems: the Calao, a bird; the gaur, a semi-domesticated bovine… which were collected locally and which feature in this collection.
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About the sale
Parisian interiors: paintings, precious metals, Far East, furniture and objets d’art
Auction location
Auction time
09/30/2026 at 1:30 PM
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