Ekoi Skin Covered Headdress Chambri Lakes

Chambri Lakes

Last purchased from Quinn's Auction House by the grandson of Jimmy Stewart

Thenouter frame has been removed so it is slightly smaller then the original full framed dimensions

Ex Jim Willis San Francisco

collaboration with Visit Seattle in 2023

Ekoi Skin Covered Headdress Chambri LakesNigeria, Cross River Region Private UK Collection 11 in 28 cm H Early 20th c Ex: Joshua Dimondstein, Los Angeles, Ex: Emerson Woelffer, Los Angeles This Ekoi or Ejagham figure is made of wood, basketry and covered by antelope skin, used in initiations, funerals and agricultural ceremonies. The Ekoi figure takes the form of a human head supporting a long neck with articulated arms presenting flattened hands upward, thought to represent an offering. The