Lot 144
  • 144

PAIRE DE STATUETTES IBEJI, YORUBA, NIGERIA |

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 26,5 et 27 cm ; 10 7/16 and 10 1/2 in

Provenance

Collection Maurice Nicaud (1911-2003), Paris
Collection Marceau Rivière, Paris, acquis ca. 1965

Exhibited

Paris, Ecole Supérieure Internationale d'Art et de Gestion, Art Africain, 23 avril - 3 mai 1991

Literature

Rivière et Lehuard, Art Africain, 1991, n° 28

Condition

Both figures are in very good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture.
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