Breast ornament
The tiger's teeth symbolise the courage of the person who killed it. Among the Naga, however, tigers were not just animals, but to a certain extent also soul mates of humans. The relationship between tigers and humans was - as is usual among relatives - quite ambivalent. Both feared and revered, the tiger was the protagonist of many tales about the origin of all phenomena and the order of nature.
The tiger's teeth symbolise the courage of the person who killed it. Among the Naga, however, tigers were not just animals, but to a certain extent also soul mates of humans. The relationship between tigers and humans was - as is usual among relatives - quite ambivalent. Both feared and revered, the tiger was the protagonist of many tales about the origin of all phenomena and the order of nature.
Collector:
Hans Kaufmann
Object Name
Schmuckkette
Culture
Nagaland
Material/technology:
bone, conch, tigerteeth, glass, sea snail, shell
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Subkontinent/Indien
Invs.
181953
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