Naga Warrior Shawl With Cowrie Shell Circles - Ca 1930's Ganesh Statues bowls of this kind were

bowls of this kind were central to communal life

40 x 40 x 35 (wxdxh cms)

This example is beautifully constructed with keyaki (Japanese zelkova) doors and drawers which have a striking bookmatched grain patterns across the sliding doors

Purpose-built for army officers of the British Indian Army

Its bold yet weathered blue finish makes it particularly well suited to coastal

Naga Warrior Shawl With Cowrie Shell Circles - Ca 1930's Ganesh Statues bowls of this kind wereThis Chang tribal shawl from Nagaland would have belonged to a Naga warrior and is decorated with cowrie shell circles. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India that borders Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and until the introduction of Christianity in the 1960's, the people of Nagaland were headhunters, regularly going to war with other nearby villages. From India. UK Delivery Charge except