Context (CMS Context)
See box 1930.1491 from Jaipur. These ornaments are commonly seen in the photos of Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf (1936-37).; Exhibited: "The Nagas" CUMAA July 1990 - April 1992.; Collected by: Pawsey.Sir.Charles;
Event Date 24/3/1992
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Chest ornament. Brass human head hanging from a triple strand of cylindrical blue and red glass beads. Worn to indicate head-taking status. The brass head, made by cire-perdue, is actually the lid of a box traded to the Nagas.; Good; Whole
Event Date 24/3/1992
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Necklace
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa

Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2016.3535 | Remedial
Event Date 2/9/2016
Author: Rachel Howie

Description (Display)
'Another India: Explorations and Expressions of Indigenous South Asia' 07/03/2017 - 22/04/2018 MAA exhibition label text reads:

Head-hunting trophies

These ornaments were worn by Konyak men who had taken enemy heads. ‘Head-hunting’ was an ambivalent topic for anthropology in the first half of the 20th century. It was an aspect of Naga culture that the British tried to eradicate but found fascinating, and which despite the coming of Christianity remains an important part of Naga identity today.

2. Brass head

This head is not Naga work. The face resembles those
of women and goddesses in Bengali traditions. It is said to have been taken from a jewel box made in Manipur. There are many like it in old photographs and museum collections, which suggests a fairly active market.

Konyak. Mon, Nagaland Collected by Charles Pawsey 1953.442

Event Date 22/3/2017
Author: Remke Velden

Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2017.2 | Another India: Explorations and Expressions of Indigenous South Asia
Event Date 8/3/2017
Author: Remke Velden