Warrior : Authentic Chang Warrior Sash with Eight Double Cowry Shell Circles #615

Warrior Authentic Chang Warrior Sash with Eight Double Cowry Shell Circles. Finely woven sash with stitched cowry shells. This would have been part of a pair worn in crisscross fashion across a Chang warrior‰۪s chest. Weaving and supplemental weaving, sometimes with red dyed dog‰۪s hair, are extremely fine. The sash is 63 inches long and 5 inches wide. All the cowry shells are in tack and the piece is in extremely good condition for its use and age which is estimated to be early to mid 19th century. Please note that the designation ‰ÛÏAuthentic‰۝ 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 cen