Auction 105

15 November 2025

– 101 –

Anthropomorphic headdress

wood, pigments, rattan, animal skin,

cloth, cowrie shells,

Like their southern neighbors, the Ekoi,

Ejagham, and other ethnic groups be-

longing to the Cross River cultural area,

the Boki maintained the headhunting

tradition with its associated dance

headdresses.

H: 26 cm

Vgl. Lit.: Wittmer, Marcilene K. & Wil-

liam Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria,

Atlanta 1978.p. 81

€ 1.000 - 2.000

NIGERIA, JUKUN / WURKUN /

CHAMBA

206  Stehende Figur

Holz, Pigmente, Kupfernägel, Samm-

lungsnr. „686“, Sockel

Standing figure

wood, pigments, cooper nails, collec-

tion no. „686“, base

H: 40 cm

Provenance

Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany

Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Ger-

many (1993)

€ 600 - 1.200

Lot 206