Tribal Bench from NagalandDating anywhere from 80 120 years old, this rare sculptural bench from the hill tribes of Nagaland is hewn from a single massive timber and worn to a deep, burnished patina by generations of life. Asymmetry and irregular cuts highlight the hand of the maker and carved skulls at each end suggest protection or ancestral presence. These could be attributed to Konyak or neighboring Naga groups where ancestral and warrior symbolism was common in furniture