Helmet-shaped dancecrest · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3038739
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Ryszard Bojarski, Warsaw, Poland (collected in the 1970’s)Description
wood, white and blackish brown pigment, spherical cap carved with stepped scales arranged in three rows, crowned by a disc-shaped superstructure, four anthropomorphic heads and four ornamental elements, the face covered by cloth with see holes, stripes from various cloth attached to the lower rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, breakage in place of an old repair with metal clamp (one of the anthropomorphic heads), traces of insect caused damage, cloth with tears and spots