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Africa, Nigeria, northeastern Igbo peoples (Ezza or Izzi), ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood anthropomorphic headpiece (ogbodo) with a detachable and unusual branching hair ornament. The facial expression is fierce, with large eyes and a mouth full of teeth. It has traditional ichi facial markings at the temples and on the forehead, which represent the practice of scarification that marks Igbo individuals, usually men, as nobility. White pigment marks the hair and mouth. The head is perched on a conical piece of wood with holes drilled around its base for attaching it to cloth to be worn over the face during a masquerade. Size: 5.6" L x 4.7" W x 18" H (14.2 cm x 11.9 cm x 45.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA acquired prior to 1970

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#121205

  • Condition: Left side (facing) has an old loss to the hair; both ichi marks on the temples have losses. Much pigment remaining, with some scoring of wood surface.

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