1863 Old Lisu Bead Headband Jewelry AUCTION #6B Rare Subject depicting the story

Rare Subject depicting the story of Jagannath & Balabhadra accepting milk from Manika

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I am unable to read the text but was told that the date mentioned corresponds to Julian date of 1874

This is a rare opportunity to own something as rare and as old as this fantastic little work of art that had traveled from India to Toraja sometime in it's past and then has back to Singapore

that capturing it in photos seems like an insatiable endeavour

1863 Old Lisu Bead Headband Jewelry AUCTION #6B Rare Subject depicting the storyCeremonial Headband made with beads, possibly shell kernels and silent metal bells. Most probably from the Lisu ethnic minority, Yunnan province, South West China Worn during festivals and ceremonies Estimated to be from the mid 1900s With a little creative reformatting, this could easily be used as a neck ornament *** This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist user. Signs of this life lived