African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 292

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Abeokuta, Nigeria

with the remains of Reckitts' Blue to the finely plaited and ridged crested coiffure, facial scarifications, the body with a slight forward lean and wearing a glass bead waistband,

24.5cm high.

Provenance

Private collection, Australia and UK.