Dance crest ·  Nigéria, Ibibio · ID: 3038935

Description

light wood, kaolin, yellow and red ochre, black paint, in shape of a nearly closed circle with seated figure and various drilled holes, which should have served for insertion of ornament, rising from a small conical-shaped projection for carrying the crest on the head, bands of fabric for attachment, collection number handwritten in black paint backside “A1277”, slightly dam., abrasion of paint