Lot 191: A Fine pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

A Fine pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, Yoruba; Nigeria

Possibly Ilorin; Kwara state. Of chunky form, the pair with blued coif, beaded necklaces, wide faces with some remains of camwood, the arms rounded and the legs on an integral base with beads at the ankles. H. 9 1/2" & 9 3/4"

Comments:
Property of a New York estate

Provenance:
Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY

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