Oblong shell tribal beads NA228
Twenty oblong beads made of chank shell (Turbinella pyrum) hearts. On the left of the photo, two of the shortest ones are made of bone, and the shorter one of the longest is made of glass paste.
Used by most Naga tribe. Notably the Konyak of northern Nagaland, Eastern India.
19th or early 20th century.
Longest: 13.3 cm.