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A Yoruba figurine, Nigeria, Yoruba people, Ogboni society.…
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A Yoruba figurine, Nigeria, Yoruba people, Ogboni society. Brass element of staff Edan, mounted on a pedestal. Two figures on top of each other kneeling, the heads covered with a headdress, almond-shaped bulging eyes, flat noses, large mouths, scarifications, necklaces around their necks. This is the emblem of the Ogboni society. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail, height 43 cm
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