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Incised Bone Hair Ornamenents, Nagaland

Posted by Susi Johnston on August 19, 2011 at 4:54pm
Hair ornaments incised with geometric patterns. Naga people. Burma/Bangladesh border. Probably 19th century. Collected in the 1980s.
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Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Naga, bone, hair, headdress
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  • Joost Daalder August 25, 2011 at 1:36pm
    These are very hard to date, and many are not old at all. I'd have to see them in reality to form a judgement. Presumably you think they are 19th c?? (Not "29th".)
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