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Description : **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has stocky, delineated legs with a strand of trade bead wrapped around one ankle, wide hips, a broad torso, and plateaued shoulders. A thick neck supports a cylindrical head with incised almond-shaped eyes and drilled pupils, a flat, triangular nose, full lips, and several ritual scarification marks across its cheeks. The head is unusually large and boasts a tall, helmet-style headdress, perhaps a stylized depiction of a British helmet during the colonial era of Nigeria from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Size: 2.875 W x 10.425 H (7.3 cm x 26.5 cm). Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #135912
Prix: 0.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 700 USD-1000 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

À propos du lot n° 208A
Titre : Early 20Th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji Figure
Condition report : Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, and fading to some finer incised features, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and lustrous brown patina throughout. Old inventory labels underneath base.
Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente , Louisville, US 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : Clearance Sale - Ancient / Ethnographic Art
Date de la vente : 16/08/2018 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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