YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, IBEJI
NIGERIA
£625
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
carved wood, cowrie shell and beads, a male and female figure, standing on integral bases, with incised conical coiffures and beads around the ankles and arms (2)
Dimensions
22cm tall each
Footnote
Provenance:
The Balint B. Denes Collection
Mr. Denes was a noted collector of classical Nigerian art, with a particular interest in the art and cult objects of the Yoruba Ogboni society. His collection was evaluated and catalogued by the noted art historian Dr Hans Witte, author of “Earth and the ancestors, Ogboni iconography” and could be found on the Yale Archive. A number of pieces from his collection now reside in the DePaul Museum, Chicago and the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles.
A document containing Dr. Witte’s full evaluation of the collection will be made available to the buyer of this lot.