Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 219

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £567

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Description

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures
Nigeria
male and female, with inset pin eyes and filed front teeth, the male with a cap and the female with a crested coiffure and chevron scarifications to the temples, both wearing glass beads, cowrie shells and a brass band,
32.7cm and 33.2cm high. (2)

Provenance
Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.