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A Fine Eket Ogbom Headdress sculpture

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A finely carved wooden female effigy with stylized form and classic treatment to the face and overall style. Ogbom dances where such headdress were worn would honor the Earth, and called attention to her role in human and agricultural fertility and increase. In some areas it was a harvest celebration. During part of the performance women entered the arena to dance and sing around the Ogbom carrier. This sculpture has been custom mounted and measures 23 inches tall on its base. Provenance: Noted collection of Prof Gould, New York.

Condition

Fair, well weathered surface

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A Fine Eket Ogbom Headdress sculpture

Name: A Fine Eket Ogbom Headdress sculpture
SKU: 135151802
Price: 1000 USD
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