Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017

Lot 206

Three Yoruba Ibori Nigeria cowrie shells

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £400

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Description

Three Yoruba Ibori

Nigeria

cowrie shells, cloth and hide, of conical form with spherical finials, symbolising the inner head,

16.5cm the highest. (3)

Provenance

The David Morris Collection.

Two - Ian Auld, London, December 1989.