Crest in wood and pigments with naturalistic features,... Lot 12

Crest in wood and pigments with naturalistic features, showing a bulging forehead crossed by a median rib, meeting in the center of the thick arch of the eyebrows, up to the bridge of the nose. The almond-shaped eyes are set in deep orbital cavities. The mouth, with prominent lips, is half-open. Thick keloids in relief run across the cheeks and temples, up to the perfectly circular ears. The back of the head is pierced by a cavity, which would have been used to place ornaments (feathers, hair...). Boki / Idoma style - Nigeria Height : 23,5 cm W : 25 cm Bibliography: NIGEL Barley, Arts of Nigeria revisited, Editions Musée Barbier Mueller and Somogy Editions d'art, Paris, 2015, p.93 https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/collection-corlay-pf1338/lot.38.html