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Dance crest with three heads - Nigeria, Cross River,

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wood, colour pigments, metal, braids and teeth worked separately, rest., base

The Ekoi (Ejagham) are credited with being the first to have made anddanced with leather-covered headdresses. From them, this custom is saidto have spread throughout the Cross River area, and thus to have beenadopted by the Boki.

H: 30,5 cm, H: 12,0 inch

Provenance:Samir Borro, Brussels, Belgium
Marc Gallery

Exhibited:Brussels, Belgium: "Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", 16-19 June 1992

Published In: "Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", Brussels, 1992

AHDRC: 0090531

Lit.: Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Ekoi, München 1982, p. 5 ff.

Continent: Africa

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Dance crest with three heads - Nigeria, Cross River,

Name: Dance crest with three heads - Nigeria, Cross River,
SKU: 114740596
Price: 7500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €7,500 - €12,000

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