DANCE CREST - Leather, Wood - EKOI - Nigeria - 43 cm
Dance crest featuring a face with a warlike expression accentuated by the half-closed eyes giving it a piercing stare. The pyramidal headdress is arranged by several mats joining in tip. Wood, covered with leather, old brown and red patina of use. Ekoï, Nigeria, dating from the first half of the 20th century. Height: 43 cm. Origin: Former Ancian Collection, Paris.
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Dance crest featuring a face with a warlike expression accentuated by the half-closed eyes giving it a piercing stare. The pyramidal headdress is arranged by several mats joining in tip. Wood, covered with leather, old brown and red patina of use. Ekoï, Nigeria, dating from the first half of the 20th century. Height: 43 cm. Origin: Former Ancian Collection, Paris.