An Igbo Headdress, "ekeleke"

Kopfaufsatz, "ekeleke" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Polsternägel. H 40,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Dieses Lot wurde an der Auktion 106

Headdress for "Ekeleke" Southwest Igbo peoples. Nigeria, West Africa. Early-mid 20th century. Wood with oil-based paints In fine condition with one horn showing an old, now stable crack Provenance: Fr

A Tall carved wooden conical shaped mask or headdress, with elaborate carved details and some openwork design, kaolin clay pigments and remains of woven textiles that were part of the costume worn by

Kopfaufsatz Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 41 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Attached top piece (figure and bird) not original. Angefügter Aufsatz (Figur und V

Igbo headdress attached to a basket frame base, with strands of dark colored strips of cloth cascading from the neck area. Appears to be in good original condition.

Tanzaufsatz Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Rattan. H 50 cm. Provenienz: Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen. Re-colored by A. Vontobel (silver, gold & blue not original). Von A.

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An interesting carved wooden upper section of a headdress. The conical base has several small perforations

A carved wooden head piece with paddle like form decorated with openwork design and has remains of mineral pigments throughout. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Headdress measures 9.5 inches tall. P

Leather, cloth. 19" x 10".Provenance: Tamba Kaba, 1998.

**Originally Listed At $100** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved wooden upper section of a headdress from the Igbo culture, likely representative of an

A group of three Nigerian Style Objects. Includes Nigerian style mask, West African style figure, and Igbo figurative headdress. Wood. Nigeria. Smallest: 10 1/2" x 4". Largest: 19 1/4" x 8". Condition

A Very rare old carved wooden head dress sculpture from the Igbo Ekpeye peoples of Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture has ornate painted form and design. Loss to both arms, long ago. The sculpture has bee

Carved wooden headdress from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, showing some weathering and erosion. Measures 16.5 inches tall. Also included a Lidded vessel from the Yoruba of Nigeria, older vessel with un

Igbo Female Ancestral Figure, Nigeria, early 20th C. with a Bird totem headdress. N.B.: the Igbo consider themselves as descendents of one of Israel's Ten Lost Tribes. Dimensions: 37 h X 6 W X 5D (LDI

A Tall carved wooden mask or headdress, with elaborate carved details and some openwork design featuring several anthropomorphic, kaolin clay pigments and raised carved motifs. Igbo peoples, Nigeria,

Pair of African Igbo carved and polychrome wood figures, Nigeria; each seated on a chair, in formal robe and headdress; H: 14"PROVENANCEL. Kahan Gallery, New YorkEstate of Ingrid B. Josephson, acq

Maske, "ogbodo enyi" Igbo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 46 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Jean David, Basel (1997). ogbodo-enyi-Aufsatzmaske („Geist des Elefanten&#8220

A tall elaborate carved wooden helmet mask featuring an elaborate headdress with lizard motif as well as colorful round finials and painted designs of the white painted face of the maiden. Known by th

A carved wooden staff decorated with hand hammered iron designs and a large iron semi-spherical headdress. This staff is known as an "Ofo" which is a ritual symbol of authority among the Igbo. Accordi

A Very fine Old carved wooden sculpture of a mother & child, with earthen pigments and stylized coiffure, carved bracelets, eyes and smile. The sculpture was once atop a very large mask headdress. Igb

A tall carved wooden shrine sculpture featuring an elaborate headdress with avian and serpent images as well as ancestral mask faces. The sculpture was carved from a single piece of wood and has been

Carved from a dense hard wood, this incredible openwork headdress is known as a "Ikenga" to the Igbo peoples, such works are the sculptural concentration of a focus on achievement made into a figural

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 1920s CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of an Okoroshi Oma form with a magnificent janiform headdress. The mask's visage was painte

A tall elaborate carved wooden helmet mask featuring an elaborate headdress with lizard motif as well as colorful round finials and painted designs of the white painted face of the maiden. Known by th