Anthropomorphic headdress · Nigeria, Boki · ID: 3053466
Starting price
EUR 1,200
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Private Collection (1977)Christie’s, London, United Kingdom, 8 November 1977, lot 223
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 6 May 1978, lot 322
Hans-Christoph Kiewitz, Bad Vilbel, Germany
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, leather, human hair, plant fibres, seed pods, bell, base
Like their southern neighbours, 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.
Publications
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Africana, München 1988, p. 141, ill. 119
AHDRC: 0090867