African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1109
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji male and female figures
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300
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Description
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji male and female figures
Nigeria
with remains of Reckitt's Blue to their arched coiffures and with facial and body scarifications, each with a brass wire band to the right arm,
27.5cm and 28cm high. (2)
Provenance
Phillips, London, Antiquities, Grand Tour Items and Tribal Art, 10 July 1986, lot 188.