Headdress "ekeleke", Nigeria, Igbo, Size: H: 44 cm (H: 17.3 inch), ID: 3047234

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Lot 181

95th Tribal Art Auction

Headdress "ekeleke" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3047234

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Provenance

Michel Gosse, Caen/Paris, France

Size

H: 44 cm

H: 17.3 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rattan, base

“Ekeleke” is a finely choreographed group display honoring the water spirits “owu”.

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