Old conical hat with dyed hair, boar tusks, goat teeth and a monkey skull (#601)

Old conical hat with dyed hair, boar tusks, goat teeth and a monkey skull (#601)
€699.00

Old hat with dyed hair, several boar tusks, goat teeth and a monkey skull.

Among the northern Naga groups, monkey skulls generally symbolise beheaded enemies and are used to decorate head-taker's hats.

An interesting ceremonial warrior hat formed from braided rattan fibers with a reinforced lower brim. The lateral walls are ornamented with a pair of crescent-shaped boar tusks, and the front bears a monkey skull. The headdress is surmounted with dozens of shells.