Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1429
A Yoruba male Ibeji figure
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description
A Yoruba male Ibeji figure
Isayin, Oyo, Nigeria
with a pointed crested coiffure, facial scarifications and metal pin eyes, wearing glass beads and aluminium bands,
25cm high.
cf. George Chemeche, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, 2003, p.105, no.51.