Hunter's decoy headdress "burtu"
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Lot: 258
85th Tribal Art AuctionHunter's decoy headdress "burtu"
Nigeria, Hausa
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Duponcheel, Pietrebais, Belgium | H: 15.7 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
skull of a hornbill wrapped in animal skin, open beak, eyes inset with seed capsules (missing on one side), min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
hunters made nodding movements to imagine the wild game to be safe.
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 97
