Cimier de danse à trois têtes · Nigéria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi complex) · ID: 3048477
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Provenance
Samir Borro, Brussels, BelgiumMarc Gallery
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.
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Ekoi, München 1982, p. 5 ff.
Publications
"Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", Brussels, 1992AHDRC: 0090531
Exposition
Brussels, Belgium: "Arts-Kunst: Primitifs, Primitive, Primitieve II", 16-19 June 1992