Ekoi Skin Covered Headdress Alkyd oil on art board

Alkyd oil on art board

and its history is apparent from the spear and arrow points inbedded in its surface

owning many pieces and devoting rooms to it

Bob exuded a passion for ethnology and loved sharing comparisons and interpretations of cross-cultural art

Micronesia

Ekoi Skin Covered Headdress Alkyd oil on art boardNigeria, 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