Ceremonial basket
20. Jahrhundert | Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
Ceremonial baskets were never used to carry objects, but were rather displayed during headhunting ceremonies. The decorative and symbolic elements convey the importance and social prestige of the wearer. Here too, headhunting and the "power of the heads" are at the center of the attribution of symbolic content. The number of wooden figures stands for the number of enemies killed; a monkey's head takes the place of a human head, so to speak.
Ceremonial baskets were never used to carry objects, but were rather displayed during headhunting ceremonies. The decorative and symbolic elements convey the importance and social prestige of the wearer. Here too, headhunting and the "power of the heads" are at the center of the attribution of symbolic content. The number of wooden figures stands for the number of enemies killed; a monkey's head takes the place of a human head, so to speak.
Collector:
Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) DNB
Time:
20. Jahrhundert
Object Name
Zeremonialkorb
Culture
Nagaland / Konyak
Material/technology:
bamboo, wood, cane, skull of hanuman langur (semnopithecus entellus), goat hair, grass
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Invs.
126376
