Julien Gauthier

Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

Ancient wooden dance crest of the Wurkum people.
This ethnicity is part of several ethnic groups living on the plateaus of Nigeria near the border with Cameroon and remained virtually unknown to the Western world until the 1960s.
The piece comes from a private collection and was purchased in the 1980s.

Antico cimiero da danza in legno duro del popolo Wurkum . Questa etnia fa parte di diversi ceppi etnici che vivono sugli altopiani della Nigeria al confine con il Camerun e sono rimasti praticamente sconosciuti al mondo occidentale fino agli anni '60 del '900.
L' opera proviene da una collezione privata ed è stata acquistata negli anni '80 del '900.


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Wurkum - Nigeria

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Antique wooden dance crest from the Wurkum people of Nigeria, from a private collection; dimensions 56 x 26 x 39 cm; good condition.

Wurkum - Nigeria

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Antique wooden dance crest from the Wurkum people of Nigeria, from a private collection; dimensions 56 x 26 x 39 cm; good condition.

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