For Tibetan Buddhists 108 is an auspicious number. 108 beads make up a Buddhist prayer mala and 108 butter lamps make up a set.
Tiny lamps like this are lit on numerous occasions and lighting them is considered a form of worship or meditation. In addition to larger and more elaborate butter lamps somewhere in a Tibetan monastery there is inevitably an assemblage of one or several sets of these tiny lamps also burnin ...click for details
Under traditional Naga customs this neck ring would have been worn only by a man who had taken heads. While many pieces of headhunter jewelry from Nagaland are now being reproduced, this piece shows the wear and patina to date back to the time of headhunting. We have provided several closeup shots to so indicate.
At its widest the piece is 6 inches. The opening for the neck is 3-1/2 inches, and the widest inner width ...click for details
