A massive and very old Naga village gate

Availability: In Stock

A massive and very old Naga village gate.
Stock Number:
t3428
$ 16000.00

Description

A massive and very old Naga village gate.
Carved in high relief with a highly stylized human figure and showing remnant green and white paint.
Weathered patina and evidence of old insect depradation, now stabilized.
cf Jacobs, The Nagas, p 99. 
BKK

 

Origin:

Nagaland, northeastern India. Conservatively pre-1930.

Dimensions:

165 x 72 cm