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Lot 235

A PAIR OF CARVED WOOD FIGURES, IBEJI
Yoruba, Nigeria, from the Igbuke compound in Oyo, male and female, each with tall coiffure, broad shoulders with arms resting on hips and carved scarifications.
Height of tallest 30cm

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

Sold for $1,200


Sam Albert, UK
John Graham, Melbourne


This pair has been documented and published in the African Heritage Documentation and Research Centre (AHDRC) AKA the Van Rijn/Yale Database of African art - Object ao-0172022-001.

The Collector's Auction

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8699
2:00pm - 19 September 2023
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 September, 10am - 4pm
36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW

CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au

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