Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1416
A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures
Ilaro, Egbado, Nigeria
with a five part coiffure and facial scarifications, wearing glass beads,
25.5cm and 26cm high. (2)
cf. George Chemeche, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, 2003, p.297, no.267.