Details
an idoma headdress
Carved as a seated female figure in European-style chair, her hands held upwards, the face with inset wood teeth, white buttons attached to the top of the coiffure, the legs secured to the body with wood pegs, on domed base, crusty patina
47cm. high
Carved as a seated female figure in European-style chair, her hands held upwards, the face with inset wood teeth, white buttons attached to the top of the coiffure, the legs secured to the body with wood pegs, on domed base, crusty patina
47cm. high
Exhibited
African Sculpture from Private Collections in London, South London Art Gallery, 1979, no.25 (as Lobi)
Special notice
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