Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19 Feb 2025
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures
Nigeria
male and female, with inset pin eyes and filed front teeth, the male with a cap and the female with a crested coiffure and chevron scarifications to the temples, both wearing glass beads, cowrie shells and a brass band,
32.7cm and 33.2cm high. (2)
Provenance
Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.