A Mambila headcrest

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

of diminutive form, the head hollowed and pierced at the rim for attachment, the expressive open snout leading to telescopic eyes, pointed ears and backswept horns with a small central tuft inserted; fine encrusted surface with areas of black, red and white pigment.

Provenance

Philippe Guimiot, Brussels, December 31, 1976

Exhibited

New York, The Museum for African Art, Animals in African Art: From the Familiar to the Marvelous, March 31 - December 31, 1995

Literature

Roberts 1995: 160, figure 106