Rare Old Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright Gallery

  
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 aggressive male warriors dancers. The Crest measures 16 inches tall. Provenance: William Wright Gallery, New York, 1980's.

Fair, weathered, tribal repair to one appendage with old nail, loss to another appendage, well weathered. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Masks". The seller is "tribal_gatherings" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Color: White
• Tribe: Idoma
• Material: Wood
• Original/Reproduction: Original