Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 161
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji twin figures Ibarapa / Igbo Ora
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300
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Description
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji twin figures
Ibarapa / Igbo Ora, Abeokuta area, Nigeria
with ribbed crescent shaped coiffure, facial scarifications and wearing striped shorts, one with metal pin eyes,
24cm high. (2)
Provenance
Monika Wengraf, London.
cf. Finch & Co. Ibeji. No.6 for an Ibeji by the same carver.