Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1425
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures
Estimate £700 - £1,000
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Description
A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures
Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria
male and female, with crested coiffures and facial scarifications and wearing bead and nut disc bands,
35.3cm high.
cf. George Chemeche, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, 2003, p.109, no 56.