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Rare Idoma Dance Crest with Ancestor Spirit Face

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Rare Idoma Dance Crest with Ancestor Spirit Face

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A Carved wooden dance crest with a stylized ancestral spirit face as the top finial. The carved headdress features a well carved face with reddish mineral pigments. The sculpture measures 12 inches tall. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa.

Condition

fair, weathered

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Rare Idoma Dance Crest with Ancestor Spirit Face

Name: Rare Idoma Dance Crest with Ancestor Spirit Face
SKU: 91242674
Price: 160 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $350 - $750

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