IJO HEADDRESSES, Nigeria

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IJO Headdress 1 49" x 8.5" $1000

IJO Headdress 3 36.5" x 12" SOLD

IJO Headdress 13 32" x 14" $1500

IJO Headdress 14 36" x 8.5" SOLD

IJO Headdress 2 20.5" x 10" SOLD

IJO Headdress 4 26.5" x 12.5" $800

IJO Headdress 5 30" x 11.5" $800

IJO Headdress 6 46.5" x 5.5" $1000

IJO Headdress 7 37.5 "x 9" $800

IJO Headdress 8 25" x 7" $800

IJO Headdress 9 32" x 5" $1000

IJO Headdress 10 38" x 5.5" $600

IJO Headdress 11 31.5" x 6" $500

IJO Headdress 12 16" x 5" SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

IJO, HEADDRESSES, Nigeria

The horizontal headdresses worn by the Ijo (or Ijaw) people are some of the rarest in Africa. They are used duriung water-spirit festivals prior to the rainy season and often depict aspects of marine life: fish, aquatic fantasy creatures and occasionally boats.

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