Anthropomorphic dance crest - Nigeria, Idoma

A carved wooden Bust like sculpture with raised linear scar designs, well handled wood and a dramatic traditional ancestor face as a dance crest. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures

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

A carved wooden dance crest with highly stylized ancestral face, tall swept back horns and various red, green and black pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Dance crest measure 15.5 inches ta

A carved wooden Idoma dance crest with kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 15.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Albert Gordon; Tribal Arts Gallery, Ny - purchased prio

A carved wooden effigy dance crest with stylized coiffure and headdress along with strong classic facial features and a well handled surface patina. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measu

A carved wooden ancestor head, perhaps used as part of a Dance crest, accented with kaolin clay pigment and carved details. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The Head has been professionally mounte

wood, wrapped in animal skin, with separate carved limbs, rising from small disc-shaped wickerwork base, coiffure from real hair, min. dam., small missing parts, base; "tukum" dance crests have entert

African Ekoi Ejagham /Widekum Dance Crest, Nigeria. Carved wood and animal hide. On stand. Size: 12'' x 8'' x 5.75'' (30 x 20 x 15 cm). Height on stand: 16.25" (41 cm).

A striking carved wooden anthropomorphic dance crest of a painted Red ancestral spirit head with raised central crest, facial scar tattoos and white eyes. The head crest measures 14.25 inches tall on

A group of three ethnographic masks. ++ Skin covered dance crest. Nigeria , Ejagham style. ++ West African style face mask. ++ Polychrome folk art mask. Bali/Java . Provenance: Estate of Claude”Nyab

A group of four Nigerian objects. ++ Standing brass figure Nigeria, Ife/ Benin. 21" x 8 1/2". ++ Beaded pectoral dance Nigeria, Yoruba style. 34 1/2" x 11". ++ Youruba carved dance crest. Nigeria, Yo

A carved wooden dance crest of an ancestral face with incised scar designs and a wonderfully exaggerated face, raised brow and bulbous form. The headdress appears to be quite old with plenty of handli

This is a vintage to antique example of the Ekoi or Ejangham animal skin covered dance crest from Nigeria, Africa. janus faced headdress with basketry stem and 3 large twisted horns. Ex Steve Tobin Co

A carved wooden cap crest with a wonderful stylized ancestor face, raised linear designs and painted with kaolin clay pigments, inset mirror eyes and a deep well handled surface indicating good age an

A very finely carved wooden crest accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure a lovely smile and eyes shown shut in a wonderful peaceful facial expression. Traditional

A very energetically carved wooden crest with two faces, accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure. Traditionally this female dance crest was danced opposite of aggr

A very finely carved wooden crest accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure a lovely smile and eyes shown shut in a wonderful peaceful facial expression. Traditional

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 ta

A carved wooden headdress in cylindrical form with a classic ancestor head on top and some incised linear designs. The Top of the head has many holes and inserted wooden plugs to mimic human hair. The

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

This is a very old and well used Yoruba peoples dance crest or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used headdress has a canine sculpture , twisted horns and an overall fierce

A very energetically carved wooden crest with two faces, accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure. Traditionally this female dance crest was danced opposite of aggr

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF Ceremonial Dance Mask - medium size carved wood with predominantly white earth pigments on fa

A carved wooden dance crest with anthropomorphic face and zoomorphic Bush cow face on the reverse with tall horns. Such dance crest are quite uncommon in this region. The dance crest measures 15.5 inc