Lot 6173

Cross River Region, Nigeria, probably Ejagham or Boki peoples helmet mask, probably second half 20th

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Cross River Region, Nigeria, probably Ejagham or Boki peoples helmet mask, probably second half 20th

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Cross River Region, Nigeria, probably Ejagham or Boki peoples helmet mask, probably second half 20th century, with four large faces encircling and two small heads atop, covered painstakingly with antelope skin, fine features, 22"h

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Cross River Region, Nigeria, probably Ejagham or Boki peoples helmet mask, probably second half 20th

Name: Cross River Region, Nigeria, probably Ejagham or Boki peoples helmet mask, probably second half 20th
SKU: 158555214
Price: 250 USD
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