Helmet-shaped dancecrest ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3038739

Description

wood, white and blackish brown pigment, spherical cap carved with stepped scales arranged in three rows, crowned by a disc-shaped superstructure, four anthropomorphic heads and four ornamental elements, the face covered by cloth with see holes, stripes from various cloth attached to the lower rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, breakage in place of an old repair with metal clamp (one of the anthropomorphic heads), traces of insect caused damage, cloth with tears and spots

The object Helmet-shaped dancecrest with the object ID 3038739 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 331 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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