Dance crest ·  Nigeria/Crossriver, Boki · ID: 3033450

Description

wood, dark brown encrusted patina, paint remains, on wickerwork base, beard of clay-like mass with real hair attached, drilled holes for insertion of feather ornament on the head, slightly dam., one of the fangs replaced;
alike the neighbouring Ejagham and other Cross River people the Boki cultivated the tradition of headhunting. The earliest collected Boki headdresses often emphasize dominant button-shaped or tubular eyes, like the present one, with some stylistic affinity to sculptural works from the Mambila area.

The object Dance crest with the object ID 3033450 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 132 achieved a sales price of EUR 220.

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Comparing literature

Preston-Blier, Suzanne, Africa's Cross River, New York o. J., ill. 4