Luba Initiation Albino Cowrie Shell Jai Necklace Flores Ngada Tribe Warrior FLO3

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Luba Initiation Albino Cowrie Shell Jai Necklace Flores Ngada Tribe Warrior FLO3:
$129.99

Rare Traditional Luba CeremonialCowrie shellsNecklace, Flores, Ngada Tribe, seen on all the photos.

Cowries, Nassa Shells on Rattan’s background,Neck Ornament seen worn on 2 of the pictures

worn by men or boysduring the ancient ritual dance called Jai, in Flores Island, Indonesia. Also some are used for currency.

FLO3.Diameter 13\"

We have custom stands for body ornaments: not included withpurchase but available for some of the pieces. If you want a custom made stand, check for availability before purchase.

A Custom stand isavailable for $20.00 more on some of them, it was handmade out of black metal and custom made forthese parures and we are selling it at ourwholesale cost. Retail for the piece is $250.00 without the stand.

A raretraditional necklace that was used during special ceremonies and celebrations& worn by important Headmen from the Ngada tribes of Flores, Lesser SumbaIslands, Indonesia.

It consists of a hand woven rattan neckbanddecorated with a smaller cowrie or nassa shells row with, under it, a circle oflarger old albino cowries. The large egg cowries have age and patina and are salvagedfrom older symbolic pieces as the weave deteriorates with the ambient humidity,and made into new ones.

Flores is one of the islands in the provinceof East Nusa Tenggara with many various ethnic groups each with a slightlydifferent culture and different language. There are more Melanesiancharacteristics in the East and more Mongoloid-Malay characters in the West.The different groups & their respective culture are the Manggarai, theRiung, the Ngada, the Nage Keo, the Ende, the Lio, the Sikka, and theLarantuka. Ngada people’s village. The Ngada religion is a fusion of animismand Christianity. Their traditional homes are Ngadhu, a thatched cone shapedhut, and they represent the relationship with the people’s spiritual ancestorsin their creation, construction and arrangements. In the Ngada district forexample, an area that maintains its status as the spiritual heartland ofFlores, indigenous animist religions flourish and the villages maintainfascinating houses, megalithic stones and interesting totemic structures. Inthe centre of most of them stand several ceremonial edifices which representthe ancestral protection for the village.

Super Value (compare at$250.00 without a stand)

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Allour collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research aboutprovenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending onitem and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group shipmultiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates which often failsto calculate right. If you have any questions or want to see research conductedon this piece and photos of tribes, email or call us.

Wehave artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that we will put onupon request because shipping has to be calculated accordingly with truckingcompany.