Naga, Chank Shell, Decorated with Dots & 4 Orange Beads, Shell is 5" Long & 3" Wide
SKU: ASO-153
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$125.00
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Description
- Collectable, vintage Naga Chank shell section 3 inches wide by 5 inches tall with two holes for making it into a necklace and 4 vintage orange beads.
- Chank shell slices, tube beads and discs all served as high status adornment elements among the Nagas. Part of the old shell cutting industry in South India, they are at least 125-150 years old at this point, as the demise of that industry occurred that many years ago. Newer shells now come from the Bay of Bengal.
- Each tribe gravitated to one or more shapes, slices, discs and/or tubes, and wore them in jewelry which was mostly distinct to that tribe.
- Bought in India in 1983 and stashed in the attic with my Dictionary of Beads Collection since 2003.
- Only one available, but I just acquired 2 more. See ASO-154 and ASO-155