Janiform dance crest · Nigeria, Ejagham · ID: 3050293
sold
EUR 300
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, leather,
Probably deriving from the Akparapong. The Akparabong are an Ejagham clan living along the Aweyong, an upper Cross River tributary.
They produce for their “ekpe” society refined skin-covered dance crests and helmet masks of a distinctive style often incorrectly thought of as classic Ekoi.
The object Janiform dance crest with the object ID 3050293 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 219 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 78