A Idoma Dance Crest Ex Banks collection
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A Carved wooden janus form dance crest, with two ancestral mask like faces as well as ornately carved support and final, well handled, encrusted surface patina suggests field use over many years.Such crests were worn on the head with a basket like support during religious ceremonies honoring the ancestral spirits.Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 9.25 inches tall Provenance: Ex Robert Banks collection, Maryland.
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Well handled and worn
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A Idoma Dance Crest Ex Banks collection
Estimate $300 - $500
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