Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
African Art from the Collection of Dr. Austin Newton
Boki Headdress, Cross River Region, Nigeria
Lot Closed
November 21, 07:43 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
African Art from the Collection of Dr. Austin Newton
Boki Headdress, Cross River Region, Nigeria
The interior with a round label printed "B.M.S. COLLECTION", and inscribed in black ink "L. 16."; one side of the neck inscribed in white ink "6005"
Height: 8 ⅞ in (22.5 cm)
Baptist Missionary Society (inv. no. L. 16.)
Charles Ratton, Paris
Austin Newton, Princeton, New Jersey, acquired from the above by the early 1970s
Charles Ratton, Paris
Austin Newton, Princeton, New Jersey, acquired from the above by the early 1970s