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Descripción : Shrine object Boki, Nigeria ivory, wood, dark partly encrusted patina, upper part of the horn pierced with a kind of metal arrow, surmounted by a big human head with oval eyes, underneath a flat broad nose an openend mouth with full lips, raised scarification marks on both temples, crowned by a star-shaped coiffure, dam., cracks, signs of abrasion, missing parts, insect caused damage, on metal base, the Boki are a Bantoid group who live on both sides of the Cameroon border in the upper Cross River region. Their art shows clear affinities with the more stylized works of ethnical groups living towards the Benue. Because of the lack of comparable objects, the usage of this object is still unclear. H: 60 cm, (4654/002)

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