*DANCE CREST, EKOI, NIGERIA - Lot 84

Lot n° 84
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*DANCE CREST, EKOI, NIGERIA - Lot 84
*DANCE CREST, EKOI, NIGERIA Late 19th-early 20th century Wood, antelope skin, iron, pigments, mirror, metal H. 25 cm Dance crest, of the Ejagham people, portrait of an important ancestor. Named "Duen- Fubara", this effigy can only be touched by the heirs it protects. The wooden core is covered with antelope skin. The forehead and temples are decorated with a mirror. Several braids form the hairstyle. Provenance: Collection Weinberg, France Exhibition and reproduction: Galerie Hélène Kamer, Les Duen-Fubara, Paris, 1976, fig 18
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