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Pig skull

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The Konyak term "weetang ak shong" for such a skull means "celebrating the head of an enemy". When a warrior brought a head to his village, a pig was slaughtered for the necessary ceremonies. The pig's skull was tied together on behalf of the killed person to show that it too was bound forever. The warrior was allowed to display it in front of his house.

Object data

Inv. No.

126833

Object Name

Wildschweinschädel

Collector

Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) - GND

Collector

Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) - GND

Collector

Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) - GND

Culture

Naga

Material

Wildschweinschädel