African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1108
Two Yoruba Ibeji figures
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £150
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Description
Two Yoruba Ibeji figures
Nigeria
including a female with a double domed coiffure with Reckitt's Blue, pierced ears and a worn nose, with facial and body scarifications, with beads and shell, 28cm high and a male wearing a cap with remains of Reckitt's Blue and a relief carved bead necklace, with beads and shells, 27.5cm high. (2)
Provenance
Phillips, London, Antiquities, Grand Tour Items and Tribal Art, 10 July 1986, lot 189 and 190.