Ceremonial Headcrest
20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, leather and pigment
Dimensions28.6 x 15.2 x 17.1 cm (11 1/4 x 6 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.173
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
ProvenanceNovember 1985, purchased in Cameroon by Charles Davis, Davis Gallery, New Orleans; April, 1986, sold by Charles Davis to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Artist Unidentified
Artist Unidentified
