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A Fine Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright Gallery

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A Fine Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright Gallery

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Description

A very energetically carved wooden crest with two faces, accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure. Traditionally this female dance crest was danced opposite of aggressive male warriors dancers. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Crest measures 16 inches tall. Provenance: William Wright Gallery, New York, 1980's.

Condition

Fair, weathered, tribal repair to one appendage with old nail, loss to another appendage, well weathered.

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A Fine Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright Gallery

Name: A Fine Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright Gallery
SKU: 143950906
Price: 350 USD
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Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

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