Cimier de danse "ekpeshi" ·  Nigéria, Afo / Idoma · ID: 3047065

Description

wood, three-part, rest., base

This headdress bears the characteristic chameleon-and-cocks-comb superstructure which was worn by the drummer, known as the “featherman” (“ekpeshi”).

The strictly geometrical shape of the cockscomb, as well as the stylized form of the chameleons, could indicate that the headdress originates from the neighbouring Idoma, who adapted the “ekpeshi” headdress from the Afo and called it “ajika”.

L’objet Cimier de danse “ekpeshi” avec l’ID d’objet 3047065 a fait partie de l’enchère 95e Vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 24 octobre 2020 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 176.

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Littérature comparée

Vogel, Susan, For spirits and kings, African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, New York 1981, p. 152