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English: Ceremonial basket of the Konyak Naga (Nagaland, India) with a monkey´s skull and two human heads carved from wood. This basket is a status symbol. It may be a remembrance of the Nagas´old headhunting practices. State Museum of Etnology, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nederlands: Ceremoniële mand van de Konyak Naga (Assam, India) met een apenschedel en twee uit hout gesneden mensenhoofden. Deze mand is een statussymbool, dat mogelijk herinnert aan de vroegere praktijk van het koppensnellen. Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, Nederland
Español: Canasto ceremonial de los Konyak Naga (Assam, India) con una calavera de un mono y dos cabezas humanas de madera. Esto canasto es un simbolo de majestuosidad, que trae a la memoria la usada de cazando cabezas en tiempos pasados. Museo Nacional de Etnologia, Leiden, Holanda/Los Paises Bajos.
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