Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025
Lot 281
An Ijaw zoomorphic headdress
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
An Ijaw zoomorphic headdress
Nigeria
carved as a leopard with inset mirror eyes and remains of hair eyelashes and whiskers, with a detachable tail and with an antelope in it's jaw, with painted decoration, on a shaped platform and a fibre frame,
38cm high, 92cm long.
Provenance
John-Paul Raad Collection, London.