Catalogue LS-333

Nias

Region
Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture
Nias
Object type
Jewelry
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Materials

Metal, Silver

Size

Not recorded

Description

Nifitali-tali (woven metal examples based on Kalabubu) necklace. Worn by warriors and headhunters. "Nias Pectoral". See pages 90-91 from Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia: Continuity and Evolution, Bruce W. Carpenter