Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1417
A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures
Estimate £700 - £1,000
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Description
A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures
Ila area, Igbomina, Nigeria
with metal pins eyes and scarifications to faces, lower abdomen and thighs, each wearing a brass bangle,
26.7cm high. (2)
cf. Mareidi and Gert Stoll, Twin Figures of the Yoruba, 1980, p.312, no.212.