Bead Belt : Authenic Naga Konyak Woman's Orange Bead Belt #611

Bead Belt 611. Authentic Konyak Naga woman's Orange bead belt. Very rare festival belt made of thick orange glass beads, as opposed to the much more common mustard color glass seed beads and even the less common brown bead belts. The piece is 32 inches long, has 26 strands of beads, and is in excellent condition for its use and age which is the early to mid 19th century. Please note that the designation  Authentic means that the piece was made by the Nagas and used by them in their actual ceremonies and not made for tourists. Nagaland 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 Nagas are usually me