Ekoi / Ejagham headcrest, Nigeria
16.5" tall
wood, animal skin, pigment, basketry
This object is being sold on consignment from a private collection.
$150 - To inquire about this object, send an email to Rand@DiscoverAfricanArt.com with a subject line of "Ekoi headdress 2".
In their traditional context, objects like this were used in masquerade performances that took place at the initiation or funerals of the associations
that owned them, and also at periodic rites connected with agriculture.
Despite its appearance, I believe this object was made specifically for the collecting market.
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