Igbo Dance Crest Ex David Stainthorpe Collection

Carved wooden dance crest or cap with 11 avian like appendages and a central ancestor head, painted with kaolin clay pigments and still has attached textiles from the original costume. Igbo peoples, N

A Carved wooden headdress featuring a stylized ancestor with tall swept back horns and facial scar designs and basketry type mount for wearing. Igbo or related group, Cross River region, Nigeria, Afri

A highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of two antelopes, with wonderful openwork design and well handled surface. The Headdress measures 14.5 x 11 inches on a simple wooden base. Bama

A very old and well handled antelope dance crest or mask with a deep well handled surface patina, tall elegant horns and elongated face and form. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. The Mask measures 2

A very finely carved wooden crest accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure a lovely smile and eyes shown shut in a wonderful peaceful facial expression. Traditional

A highly stylized carved wooden dance crest that at one time was mounted to a basketry cap and worn during agricultural festivals and ceremonies related to the mythical antelope Chiwara. Bamana people

A carved wooden flat dance-crest of a stylized avian profile, with large beaked bird, incised linear designs and a well handled surface. The remains of a basketry cap are evident. Budja , DRC/ Congo,

A Carved wooden janus form dance crest, with two ancestral mask like faces as well as ornately carved support and final, well handled, encrusted surface patina suggests field use over many years.Such

A Primitive and archaic carved wooden dance crest with stylized spikey coiffure and classic facial features, weathered and worn surface suggests great age. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Provenance

A carved wooden Idoma dance crest with kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 15.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Albert Gordon; Tribal Arts Gallery, Ny - purchased prio

A Very fine Old and well used Dance crest with a proud ancestor head and stylized dread like coiffure. The headdress has an old rattan basketry weaving on the bottom with remnants of green paint. Idom

A solid carved wooden dance crest or false head with stylized facial features, black and white kaolin pigments and obvious field use and wear over generations. The mask like head measures 11 x 6.5 inc

Antique African Budja Dance Crest, DRC. Carved wood and plant fiber. Stand not included. Size: 24'' x 14'' x 8'' (61 x 36 x 20 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

A Carved wooden dance mask with wide flat face, tall central crest and incised linear designs. The mask shows great age and wear suggesting field use over many years. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DR

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, heavy kaolin clay pigments, scar designs carved in relief, tall central crest coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a

A carved wooden dance mask with blackened mineral pigments and accented designs with white kaolin clay pigment. The mask has a soft well handled surface suggesting many years of ceremonial use. Igbo p

A finely carved and Polychrome wooden dance mask with a charming articulated ancestor figure on top, both arms now secured , weathered and worn surface. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measure

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, weathered kaolin clay pigments, tall central crest coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a stilt dance called "mukudj

A Very Rare Old carved wooden Cross River dance crest with stylized female form, ornate decorative appendages and areas of weathered organic pigments. The dance crest measures 23 x 16 inches on its cu

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 aggr

A carved wooden janus dance crest with stylized human skull atop and two anthropomorphic faces rendered in classic style with a well handled honey colored patina. The Crest measures 14 inches tall. 16

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

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 aggr

A Very rare and finely crafted Janus form dance crest featuring two ancestor faces covered in animal skin. Ekoi peoples, Cross River Region, Nigeria, West Africa. The head measures 8.75 inches tall (