Lot 640 : Sold for £170 hammer

Estimate £50-£80

A pair of mid 20th Century Nigerian carved wooden Ibeji twin figures or 'ere ibeji', Yoruba culture, each decorated with a beaded waistband and with strands of cowrie shells, height 24cm and 24.5cm. Provenance - These figures were collected by the vendor's husband when working in Nigeria between 1959 and 1961. They were exchanged and collected during visits to native people in Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon and Benin.

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