Anthropomorphic headdress · Nigeria, Boki · ID: 3052076
Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, GermanyWerner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1985)
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, rattan, animal skin, cloth, cowrie shells,
Like their southern neighbors, the Ekoi, Ejagham, and other ethnic groups belonging to the Cross River cultural area, the Boki maintained the headhunting tradition with its associated dance headdresses.
Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978.p. 81