Dance crest with three heads · Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi complex) · ID: 3048477
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Provenance
Samir Borro, Brussels, BelgiumMarc Gallery
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, metal, braids and teeth worked separately, rest., base
The Ekoi (Ejagham) are credited with being the first to have made and
danced with leather-covered headdresses. From them, this custom is said
to have spread throughout the Cross River area, and thus to have been
adopted by the Boki.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Ekoi, München 1982, p. 5 ff.
Publications
"Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", Brussels, 1992AHDRC: 0090531
Exhibition
Brussels, Belgium: "Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", 16-19 June 1992