Headdress (Okeneken)
Maker
Nigerian
Maker
Ijebu
Label Text"Floating on the surface of the water" describes the first sighting of water spirits. To this day, water spirits slide into view with headdresses that resemble a boat filled with a fantastic crew: a python, fishing eagle, umbrella, and chameleon. These creatures and features mix together to perform for the mischievous water spirits' enjoy.
Object number81.17.531
Exhibition HistoryLos Angeles, California, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Ways of The Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta, May 18 - Nov. 17, 2002.Published ReferencesMcClusky, Pamela. African Art: From Crocodiles to Convertibles in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1987; cat. no. 7, p. 15, reproduced.Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions13 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (34.3 x 30.4 cm)
L.: 45 1/4 in.
MediumWood, polychrome
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