HEADCRESTS, NIGERIA (CROSS RIVER)

African, Nigeria Cross River Standing Male Wood Figure. Size 11 1/2 inches high + stand. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of Thomas F Caroll. Acquired from Osmane, dealer NY. Thomas worked

West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River region, Ibibio culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A matched pair of hand-carved wooden ancestral puppets with mannequin-like torsos, with hand-painted details

Igbo Peoples, fine currency coil, exhibited, Nigeria, Cross River region, copper alloy, one end with flattened tip, 14"l Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC; Exhibited "Afr

West Africa, Cameroon / Nigeria, Cross River Area, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An abstract wooden fetish figure carved in a somewhat "arte brute" style and decorated with fur and hide appliques

Igbo Peoples, (2) large currency coils, exhibited, Nigeria Cross River region, forged iron, ending in flaring flattened tip, one on stand, 21"l (larger) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor P

This is a very rare old carved wooden mask covered in dark skin and decorated with raised scar like designs. Widekum or Ekoi peoples, Cameroon / Nigeria Border, Cross River, Africa. Plenty of evidence

A hide covered mask with curled horns, Nigeria, Ejagham, Cross River style. 20th century. Aprrox. 24 1/2"x 16". Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Group of (2) terracotta vessels, possibly Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria, of significant age. Approximare size, 7"H x 6.75" diameter (larger vessel); 3.5"H x 5.25" diameter (smaller vessel). PROVENANCE

Maske Cross-River, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 61 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011). Helmmas

Geld-Reif, vormünzliches Zahlungsmittel, "manilla" Cross River, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Kupferlegierung. H 14 cm. B 13,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Oles

Ca. 19th to early 20thC. Well worn surface with areas of wood loss-enlarge pictures to see condition clearly. Figure with head crest; hands to side of torso. Cross River, Nigeria/Cameroon. Ex-Nooter c

A Carved wooden mask with attached movable jaw, metal embellishments, incised designs and stylized coiffure. Ibibio peoples, Cross River, Nigeria, Africa, The mask measures 14 x 7.75 inches. A metal d

A very rare archaic example of a mask with deep well handled and worn surface, classic raised facial scar designs, zig zag coiffure and kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Cross River, Nigeria, West

Expertly carved from wood, this thin walled mask was painted with kaolin clay pigments and adorned with human hair and painted designs. Idoma peoples, Cross River, Nigeria. The mask measures 8.5 x 10

67 Vormünzliches Zahlungsmittel Cross River, Nigeria Gesockelt / with base Kupferlegierung. L 21,5 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Seit jeher begleitet und fasziniert Schmuck in ve

Vormünzliches Zahlungsmittel Cross River, Nigeria Gesockelt / with base Kupferlegierung. L 21 cm. Ø 10 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1998). Seit jeher begleitet und fasziniert Schmuck i

70 Reif, Kupferlegierung Cross River, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Kupferlegierung. H 19 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich (1986). - Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 188

A carved wooden dance mask with realistic facial features suggesting a portrait style mask, painted wood with signs of field use and wear. Ibibio peoples, Cross River, Nigeria.The mask measures 11 inc

Stein-Kopf, "akwanshi" Crossriver, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Stein. H 32,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie von Schroeder, Ulrich von Schröder, Zürich (1972). - Rudolf und Leonore Blum (1919-2009

This is a very rare Janus and skin covered headdress Known as Nkuambok, created by the Boki peoples, Cross River region, Nigeria, Africa. The headdress has been embellished with black paints, human ha

A Carved wooden mask in abstract form representing a Water Spirit, with exaggerated faces and plank like form. Ijo peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. According to one myth, the masks origin

Ancient African Terracotta Bust, Cross River Region, Nigeria. On stand. Size: 4'' x 5'' x 4.5'' (10 x 13 x 11 cm); Height on Stand: 8" (20 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

This is a very old and well used Boki peoples skin covered dance crest or headdress, Cross River region, Nigeria, Africa. The headdress sculpture has attached ears and animal skin which covered the he

A very finely carved wooden dance crest or headdress from the Ibibio or related ethnic group, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The head dress features 3 separately carved mask like faces and a ser