Exceptional double-horned Janiform Idoma crest from Nigeria, rare piece
Low estimate
300 €
High estimate
400 €
Idoma Janiform Crest, Nigeria Africa. An exceptional Idoma-Ungulali Janus crest with double horn. This rare mask could be related to warrior masquarades. The Idoma live at the confluence of the Benue and Niger rivers. Numbering 500,000, they are farmers and traders, and their work is quite rare on the market, sometimes closely resembling that of the neighboring Igbos (Nigeria). H. 54cm
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