EJAGHAM ( EKOI ) STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES, Nigeria

The Ejagham headdresses below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

These Ejagham style animal headdresses show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 61 24" long x 31" wide x 9.5" deep SOLD

EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 63 37.5" long x 16.5" wide x 14.5" deep SOLD

EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 64 22" long x 29.5" wide x 18.25" deep SOLD

EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 65 28" long x 13.5" wide, x 14.5" deep SOLD

EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 66 21" long x 21" wide x 15" deep SOLD

EJAGHAM STYLE ANIMAL HEADDRESS 62 24.5" long x 9" wide x 13.5" deep SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

These large, skin-covered headdresses (crest masks) are attached to a basketry base which is worn on top of the head. They represent imaginary animals: either crocodile heads crowned with antelope horns or with a woman's curled coiffure.

PLEASE NOTE: The dimensions are represented as follows: length is measured from the tip of the nose to the t0p of the horns; width is measured from one side of the horns to the other; depth is measured from the base of the basket to the highest point on the mask (face or horns).