Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th September 2018

Lot 334

A Yoruba cyclist Nigeria carved from one piece

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £480

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Description

A Yoruba cyclist

Nigeria

carved from one piece, wearing a pith helmet, a sash and shorts, with painted decoration, on a rectangular domed base,

38.5cm high.

Provenance

Collected in the 1930's/40's and thence by descent.