Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025
Lot 260
An Igbo large head
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1778
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Description
An Igbo large head
Nigeria
carved wearing a pith helmet under a spiked back coiffure, with relief facial scarifications, elliptical eyes, a large nose and bared teeth, with black, white and red pigment, on a tapered base with holes for attachments,
65.5cm high, on a base. (2)
Provenance
John-Paul Raad Collection, London.