Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 390
A Yoruba female Ibeji Nigeria wood with a pointed coiffure and worn face
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £220
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Description
A Yoruba female Ibeji
Nigeria
wood with a pointed coiffure and worn face, wearing a tirah and a low belt, with remains of camwood powder,
26cm high,
and a Yoruba male Ibeji, with a cowrie shell necklace, 26.5cm high. (2)
Provenance
The first - Juergens Inc., New York.
Pendarell (Pen) Kent collection.