Lot 40
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EKOI EJAGHAM HEADDRESS
NIGERIA
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 576
Auction: 15 October 2019 at 16:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Description
carved wood, hide, horn and metal, the wooden head covered with animal skin and with three horns suggesting the coiffure, with face with metal inset teeth and kaolin eyes, a woven basketry base and fine glossy patina throughout
Dimensions
48cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Henri Kamer, Paris
Private collection, London