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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 264998, member: 2844&quot;]Hello Nate, welcome to the forum.</p><p>Your bronze is likely to be Naga, a name for ca 35 tribes in northeastern India and northwestern Burma (Myanmar). It looks like a Shaman&#039;s piece, full of symbolism. The birds are hornbills, native to the area.</p><p>The Naga were headhunters until British missionaries put a stop to that in the 19th century. This is just speculation, but your head could have something to do with the headhunting cult.</p><p>It is rare to find a Naga bronze of this size, and it is quite valuable. Is there a museum in your neighbourhood you could go to for a good assessment (they usually don&#039;t give values)?</p><p>Here is some Naga art:</p><p><a href="https://underthebo.com/antique-arts-from/nagaland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://underthebo.com/antique-arts-from/nagaland/" rel="nofollow">https://underthebo.com/antique-arts-from/nagaland/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dorotheum.com/en/auctions/current-auctions/kataloge/list-lots-detail/auktion/11190-tribal-art/lotID/223/lot/1878099-mixed-lot-2-items-naga-india-burma-two-cast-metal-figures-on-an-old-wooden-plinth-from-the-property-of-a-naga-shaman.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dorotheum.com/en/auctions/current-auctions/kataloge/list-lots-detail/auktion/11190-tribal-art/lotID/223/lot/1878099-mixed-lot-2-items-naga-india-burma-two-cast-metal-figures-on-an-old-wooden-plinth-from-the-property-of-a-naga-shaman.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.dorotheum.com/en/auctions/current-auctions/kataloge/list-lots-detail/auktion/11190-tribal-art/lotID/223/lot/1878099-mixed-lot-2-items-naga-india-burma-two-cast-metal-figures-on-an-old-wooden-plinth-from-the-property-of-a-naga-shaman.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>General information on the Naga:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_people" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_people" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_people</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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