Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart
Yoruba Pair of Twin Figures with Beaded Capes, Nigeria
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart
Yoruba Pair of Twin Figures with Beaded Capes, Nigeria
Wood, cotton, glass beads, cowrie shells and pigments
Height of smaller figure (on the left): 9 ½ in (24.1 cm); Length of longest shell attachment: 9 ¼ in (23.5 cm)
Height of larger figure (on the right): 9 ¾ in (24.8 cm); Length of longest shell attachment: 8 ⅝ in (21.9 cm)
Merton D. Simpson, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner by 1988
The Center for African Art, New York, Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought, September 21, 1989 - January 7, 1990
"The Mnuchin Collection in New York", Galeries, June - July 1988, No. 88