Cimier "ngamdak" · Nigéria, Jaba / Koro · ID: 3052078
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, pigments, plant fibre, raffia, red seed pods, collection label “13”
Probably a work by the artist Diga, a Koro carver who was active in the 1930s and 1940s (see AHDRC 0183790).
This crest known as “ngamdak” (meaning “man with bowed legs”) is worn at the top of a dancer’s head performing during biannual celebrations related to the agricultural cycle among the Jaba peoples of Central Nigeria. It appears in pair with the “nyamfaik” crest. The Jaba’s neighbors, the Koro, are known as the artists responsible for the creation of such crests.
L’objet Cimier “ngamdak” numéro d’objet 3052078, a fait partie de la Vente aux enchères 105 du 15 novembre 2025. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 208 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 100 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 500 €.
Littérature comparée
Sieber, Roy, Sculpture of Northern Nigeria, New York 1961, ill. 36 Robbins, Warren M. & Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art in American Collections, o.O. 1989, p. 284, ill. 739