PAIR OF IBIBIO ARTICULATED FIGURES
NIGERIA
£1,008
Auction: 31 May 2023 at 15:00 BST
Description
carved wood and pigment, the male figure in the form of a standing policeman with articulated arms and polychrome decoration, the female figure depicting a young lady with deeply-set large eyes, arched brows, prominent nose and an elegant long neck, with a four bunched braid coiffure and wearing a dress that falls below the knees
Dimensions
tallest 55.5cm
Provenance
Female figure:
The Evill/Frost Collection III
Sotheby’s 16 June 2011
The Andrew McIntosh Patrick collection
Male figure:
The Andrew McIntosh Patrick collection