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A Yoruba ivory figure, probably depicting Queen Victoria
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 USD
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Description
the columnar figure with metal bands and joints at the feet and neck, the smiling face with large eyes inset, a chignon at the back and wearing an elaborate, openwork European crown; varied creamy surface.
Provenance
Stolper Galleries, Amsterdam, Morton Lipkin and Robert Stolper, May 12, 1966
Exhibited
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum, Selections from the William W. Brill Collection of African Art, May 5 – August 31, 1969 (for additional venues see bibliography, Milwaukee 1969)
Literature
The Milwaukee Journal, Sunday, May 4, 1969: 5