Squatting figure
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83rd Tribal Art AuctionSquatting figure
India, Naga
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H: 22.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, dark brown patina, eyes with inlay, pierced dot-tattoos, the figure is flat, the lower legs directly superimposed to the body, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint;
figures of the Naga are commemorative images of important persons with a well-defined identity. They were kept inside a dwelling or, more often, a "morung", the house of the clan's men.