Yoruba Flywhisk, Nigeria
height 28 3/4in (72.9cm)
Wood, leather
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s
The handle of wrapped leather terminating in a finely carved stately figure wearing a large helmet and bearing a rifle in his left hand, a sword in the right; fine varied dark-brown patina.
Wood, leather
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s
The handle of wrapped leather terminating in a finely carved stately figure wearing a large helmet and bearing a rifle in his left hand, a sword in the right; fine varied dark-brown patina.
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
€3,900 - 5,400
£3,300 - 4,600
€3,900 - 5,400
£3,300 - 4,600
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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