Fine Art, Arms and Armor, March 15th 2025, 10:00 AM Central Time
Lot 7205:
Old Naga Tribal Necklace from Nagaland, a beautiful collection and display piece� Nagaland is a mountainous state in northeast India, bordering Burma, present day Myanmar� It’s home to diverse indigenous tribes, with festivals and markets celebrating the different tribes’ culture… The ancient history of the Nagas is unclear. Tribes migrated at different times, each settling in the north-eastern part of present India and Burma and establishing their respective sovereign mountain terrains and village-states. There are no records of whether they came from the northern Mongolian region, southeast Asia or southwest China, except that their origins are from the east of India and that historical records show the present-day Naga people settled before the arrival of the Ahoms in 1228 AD. The origin of the word ‘Naga’ is also unclear. A popularly accepted, but controversial, view is that it originated from the Burmese word Na-Ka or naga’, meaning "people with earrings." Others suggest it means pierced noses. Both naka and naga are pronounced the same way in Burmese. Before the arrival of European colonialism in South Asia, there had been many wars, persecution and raids from Burma on Naga tribes, Meitei people and others in India’s northeast. The invaders came for "head hunting" and to seek wealth and captives from these tribes and ethnic groups. When the British inquired Burmese guides about the people living in the northern Himalayas, they were told ‘Naka’. This was recorded as ‘Naga’ and has been in use thereafter�
Size: Framed: 21" x 23 7/8"; Unframed: 15 1/4" x 18 1/4".
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