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A pair of carved wood figures,…
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Sydney
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19-Sep-2023
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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 30 cm. Provenance: Sam Albert, UK, John Graham, Melbourne. Other notes: 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.
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Unclassified