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Property from the Collection of Leon Meizlik, Westchester, New York
Lot 46

Yoruba Pair of Male and Female Figures, Igbomina Region, Nigeria

2 July 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Yoruba Pair of Male and Female Figures, Igbomina Region, Nigeria

ibeji
heights 11 and 11 1/2in (28 and 29cm)

Provenance
Adamou Mama, Lome, Togo
Peter Loebarth Collection, Hameln, Germany, acquired from the above in the 1970s
Dos Winkel Collection, Delft, Netherlands
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York

Each standing firmly on rounded bases with greatest emphasis placed on the proportionally large rounded heads capped with tall, conical-form coiffures with vertical incisions; each with large, bulbous eyes, broad noses and vertical linear scarifications on the cheeks and forehead; each with geometric scarifications on the back of their necks and wearing beaded necklaces and belts; dark brown semi-glossy patina with encrustations.

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