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A Fine Janus Idoma Dance Crest

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Item Details

Description

A finely carved wooden dance crest with janus ancestor faces and dreadlock like hair, accented with kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Dance Crest measures 12 inches tall ( 14.5 inches on custom display stand) Provenance: The Robert Banks collection, Maryland.

Condition

fair, weathered, minor losses to hair

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A Fine Janus Idoma Dance Crest

Name: A Fine Janus Idoma Dance Crest
SKU: 142375755
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $800

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Starting Price $50

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