Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 197
An Igbo head crest
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
An Igbo head crest
Nigeria
carved the half figure of a women wearing a waistband, necklace and crucifix, previously with plugs to the corners of her mouth, with a linear carved coiffure with locks, her angled arms supporting a seated male and female figure and with an entwined snake, with nails and painted decoration,
55cm high.
Provenance
Romy Rey Collection, London.