A Temne Headdress with Female effigy
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Description
A wonderfully stylized carved wooden dance crest featuring a female ancestor effigy riding on an antelope. The Carved headdress is brightly painted and shows some handling and wear, suggesting field use and measures 20 inches tall. Temne peoples, Northwestern Sierra leone, West Africa. Provenance: A Private Paris France collection.
Condition
fair, old stress fracture on torso, otherwise small losses to finials. Overall fair condition.
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A Temne Headdress with Female effigy
Estimate $800 - $1,500
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