Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024
Lot 162
A Benin head uhunmwun elao
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £378
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A Benin head uhunmwun elao
Nigeria
with dark wood inlay to the forehead and pupils, the back with a vertical recess,
50cm high.
Provenance
Dr and Mrs Jawetz, collected whilst working at the Ife-Ife University with the post of Agricultural Economics, between 1970 - 1972.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 21 March 1995, lot 50.