Name: Vintage Tribal Cowrie Shell Basket - From Nagaland - Ca 1930
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A00456
Price: 425.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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SKU: A00456 Circa 1930, from North India

£425 ^{Inc Tax.}

Dimensions:: W30 x D30 x H43 cm
Quality:: Every piece restored & checked in UK
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An old woven basket from the tribal area of Nagaland in North East India. Hand woven from grass and decorated with cowrie shells, these baskets were made to withstand brutal everyday use.

Cowrie shells were used to decorate textiles and utility objects and were prized in remote areas of the Himalayas and desert regions.

From India

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