Authentic Konyak Naga Cobalt Blue Glass Bead Necklace, Ca Early 1900"s, # 1658

Authentic Konyak Naga Cobalt Blue Glass Bead Necklace, Ca Early 1900"s, # 1658Description: # 1658 Authentic Konyak Naga Cobalt Blue Glass Bead Necklace, Ca Early 1900"s. Cobalt Blue Glass Bead Naga Necklace. 100 strands of old, uniform Cobalt Blue glass trade beads in an authentic, original necklace, worn by Konyak tribe Naga people in the northwest hills of Burma throughout the past few centuries. Beads possibly of Indian manufacture in the mid-1900's.Condition: Very good condition, with tightly woven beaded macramé.Dimensions: Size: 22 " longNagaland has a rich diversity of ethnic groups, languages and religions. More than 80% of the population lives in small, isolated villages and practice their own rituals and traditions that have been existing since centuries. The Nagas are said to belong to the Indo-Mongoloid stock, a race whose presence was first noted ten centuries before Christ, at the time of the compilation of the Vedas. The Nagas are mostly Christians.Naga Features: The Nag