NAGA WARRIOR'S "FEAST OF MERIT" TEXTILE BLANKET #4 HAND MADE, HAND WOVEN, COTTON, DECORATED; IN SEEDS AND HAIR ANTIQUE NAGA TRIBAL USED HEAD HUNTER WARRIOR'S AUTHENTIC CEREMONIAL HAND WOVEN "FEAST OF MERIT" TEXTILE BLANKET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! THE COLORS ON THIS OLD ANTIQUE CLOTH EMBELLISH TEXTILE PIECE ARE BLACK, RED, AND BROWN WITH WHITE SEEDS SOWN INTO 35 DOUBLE CIRCLES WITH THREE STANDING HUMAN FIGURES; 1 ON THE LEFT, 1 ON THE RIGHT, AND 1 IN THE MIDDLE. NEARLY IDENTICAL EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES #296, #297, AND #298 IN THE BOOK ENTITLED: “The Nagas: Hill Peoples of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter by Julian Jacobs” PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES IN THE ABOVE OF THOSE MENTIONED PAGE NUMBERS AND THE BOOK’S COVER FOR YOUR REFERENCE A HAND WOVEN AND HAND DECORATED TEXTILE; MEASURING: 72 INCHES LONG X 40 INCHES WIDE! IT'S MORE THAN 6 FEET WIDE; AS IT TERMINATES IN FRINGE ON BOTH ENDS. IT HAS NO TEARS, REPAIRS, OR RESTORATION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL, NEAR PERFECT, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NAGA "FEAST OF MERIT TEXTILE PIECE! ORGANIC PIGMENTED COLORATION. IT HAS A MUSEUM CATALOGUE COLLECTION TAG ON IT THAT READS: "907A." IT’S BEEN KEPT IN A BOX IN A CLOSET AWAY FROM ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT IN THE DARK FOR DECADES SO THE COLORS ARE AS FRESH AND BRIGHT AS THE DAY IT WAS HAND WOVEN! ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM THERE ARE 6 LIGHT BROWN LINEAR TEXTILE WOVEN BANDS; 3 ON THE TOP AND 3 ON THE BOTTOM! 70 DYED RED “DOG HAIR” SQUARES; WOVEN INTO, AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ON AN OVERALL DARK FIELD OF BLACK, RED, AND BROWN FEATURING WHITE SEEDS SOWN INTO 35 DOUBLE CIRCLES WITH THREE STANDING HUMAN FIGURES; 1 ON THE LEFT, 1 ON THE RIGHT, AND 1 IN THE MIDDLE. Textiles have always been a very important part of Naga culture. Among the Nagas two categories of clansmen had the right to adorn themselves in a particular way --- the headhunters and the givers of ceremonial feasts. The headhunters were concerned mostly with ornaments while givers of Feasts of Merit had their position recorded by the clothing they had the right to wear. Naga chiefs and elders wrap themselves in hand woven blankets during headhunting ceremonies and important Naga village rituals. Most Naga villages have a skull house and each man in the village is expected to contribute to the collection. Europeans were struck by the Naga practice of headhunting. The taking of a head is symbolic of courage. Naga headhunting includes mortification of the rival, ritual violence, cosmological balance, the display of manhood, cannibalism, prestige, and as a means of securing the services of the victim as a slave in the afterlife. The Naga tribes practice headhunting and preserved the heads of enemies as trophies! The Naga hills have been an area of continued resistance as they had long been isolated from outside cultures. The development of a spirit of nationalism and sense of a common identity are relatively new concepts among the Naga people. According to their traditions, each village is an independent republic; initially, they wanted to be free from all outside domination. The Naga make all the goods they use, as was once common in many traditional societies

Asian tribal art, artifacts, ifugao, kalinga, bontoc, asmat, dayak, philippines, asia, head hunters, human trophy skull, skulls, african, antiques, naga, necklace, headdress, head hunting trophy skull, Indonesia, Indonesian, SOUTHEAST ASIA, Borneo, Sarawak, ANTIQUES, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, ART, Sumatra, Timor, ARTIFACTS, Bali, Java, INDIA, Flores, Sumba, NEPAL, Savu, Roti, BABAS, Lombok, Malaysia. HOLY MEN, Nusa Tengara, New Guinea, SHAMAN, Irian Jaya, Moluccas, CONTEMPORARY ART, Tanimbar, Leti, OLD, Lembata, Alor, MINILA, Philippines, Luzon, PALAWAN, Mindanao, Sulu, BLOW GUN, Southeast Asia, Asia, NOSE RING, Asian, Burma, HAT, Myanmar, India, SWORD, Nagaland, Nepal, KNIFE, Tibet, Himalaya, MOUNTAIN, Himalayan, Assam, TRIBES, Thailand, Vietnam, YAO, Yunnan, Hainan, HMONG, China, Central Asia, ZAO, Dayak, Batak, BAG, Toraja, Naga, POLE, Chin, Li, QUIVER, Miao, Bahau, MASK, Punan, Penan, MODELED SKULL, Modang, Kayan, BRASS COIL, Kenyah, Ngaju, COILS, Kontu, Kantu, TEXTILE, Iban, Maloh, PRIEST, Tunjung, Busang, RITUAL, Aoheng, Dong Son, MYSTICAL Konyak, Tangkhul, MYSTIC, Ao, Angami, PRIMITIVE, Sema, Wancho, HAND MADE, Bontoc, B'laan, ARTIST, Bagabo, Gaddang, BULUL, Ifugao. Sculpture, BULULS, statue, mask, BOX, beadwork, bead, AUTHENTIC, textile, weaving, TRIBAL, costume, hat, WOODEN, shield, spear, WOOD, helmet, sword, BOAR, charm, fetish, FEATHERS, drum, basket, FEATHER, basketry, jewelry, SILVER, ornament, weapon, ASMAT Canoe, amulet, decoration, SCULPTURAL, architecture, architectural, SCULPTURE, longhouse, headhunter, SKULL, headhunting, shaman, TRIBAL, festival, ceremony, ceremonial, SHAMAN ritual, tattoo, HEAD HUNTER Skull, dragon, hornbill, HEADDRES, art, tribal, VIETNAM, tribe, culture, TRIBES, cultural, myth, TRIBAL, artifact, artefact, REAL, wood, stone, HAND WOVEN, cotton, metal, CAST bronze, brass, cloth, ISLAND, tropics, tropical, EQUATOR, ethnographic, EQUATORIAL, Tribal Art, Primitive Art, Ethnographic Art, Oceanic Art, Folk Art, Ethnic Cultures, AUTHENTIC Artifacts, Textiles, ANCIENT, Costumes, Sculpture, SCULPTURES, Masks, Beadwork, BEADS, Fetishes, Charms, GOLD Jewelry, Baskets, BAMBOO, Weapons, Shields, ORNATE, Indonesia, Borneo, PUPPETS, Sumatra, Sulawese, SHADOW PUPPET, Java, Bali, CAVE, Timor, Flores, ISLAND, Sumba. Lombok, VILLAGE, Molucca, Philippines, RICE TERRACE, Luzon, Mindanao, DAVID HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY, Nepal, Burma, SACRED JOURNEY: THE GANGES TO THE HIMALAYAS, Thailand, THE LAST FILIPINO HEAD HUNTERS, Laos, Vietnam, TEN SOUTHEAST ASIAN TRIBES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES, India, Central Asia, NECKLACES, Southeast Asia, Dayak, STATUE, lban, Kayan, INK STAMP, Kenyah, Modang, FEATHERED, Bahau, Ngaju, HORSE, Batak, Toraja, NAGALAND, Naga, Dong Song. TRIBAL ART, AUTHENTIC PRIMITIVE ART, OLD ETHNOGRAPHIC ART, RARE OCEANIC ART, BEAUTIFUL FOLK ART, ETHNIC CULTURES, TRIBAL  ARTIFACTS, TEXTILES, ASIAN, COSTUMES, SCULPTURE, WOOD MASKS, BEADWORK, CHARMS, FETISHES, SIVER JEWELRY BOXES, BASKETS, WEAPONS, FILIPINO SHIELDS, INDONESIA, BORNEO, ETHNOGRAPHIC, SUMATRA, SULAWESE, TRIBAL, JAVA, BALI, TRIBES, TIMOR, FLORES, ASIAN, SUMBA. LOMBOK, TRIBES, MOLUCCA, PHILIPPINES, TRIBAL, LUZON, ASIAN, MINDANAO, NEPAL, ASIA, BURMA, THAILAND, TRIBAL, LAOS, VIETNAM, TRIBES, INDIA, CENTRAL TRIBAL ASIA, ARTIFACTS, SOUTHEAST ASIA, HEAD HUNTER, DAYAK, ASIAN, IBAN, KAYAN, TRIBE, KENYAH, MODANG, TRIBAL, BAHAU, NGAJU, ASIAN, BATAK, TORAJA, TRIBE, NAGA, tribal art, ASIAN, primitive art, ASIA, ethnographic art, TRIBAL, oceanic art, ASIAN folk art, SOUTHEAST ASIA ethnic cultures, artifacts, ASIAN, textiles, costumes, VILLAGE sculpture, masks, TRIBAL beadwork, fetishes, TRIBES charms. jewelry, TRIBE, baskets, weapons, TRIBAL, shields, indonesia, ASIAN, borneo. sumatra, TRIBAL ART sulawese, java, HILL TRIBE, bali, timor, ASIAN, flores, sumba, TRIBES, lombok, molucca, BULUL STATUES philippines, luzon, ISLAND ART, mindanao, nepal, ASIA, burma, thailand, JOURNEY laos, vietnam, TRIBAL, india, central asia, TRIBE, southeast asia, OLD ART, dayak. lban, TRIBES, kayan, kenyah, ASIAN, modang, bahau, AUTHENTIC TRIBAL ART, ngaju, batak, HEADDRESS, toraja, naga, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, dong song, KALINGA, Indonesia, Indonesian, IFUGAO, Borneo, Sarawak, BONTOC, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, TRIBAL, Sumatra, Timor, ASIAN, Bali, Java, OLD TRIBAL ART