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Lot 130
Yoruba Figure, Ketu Region, Republic of Benin
11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
New YorkUS$3,000 - US$5,000
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Yoruba Figure, Ketu Region, Republic of Benin
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Wood, glass beads
height 9 1/2in (24cm)
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack Collection, Kiel
French Private Collection
This elegant figure is finely carved with broad, rounded shoulders supporting a spherical head with a striated, mohawk style coiffure; feet on a rounded base with toes defined; wearing a double beaded waist band; rich, semi-glossy dark brown patina with wear indicative of much use; a large area to the back of the head and shoulders with natural erosion to the surface.
Wood, glass beads
height 9 1/2in (24cm)
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack Collection, Kiel
French Private Collection
This elegant figure is finely carved with broad, rounded shoulders supporting a spherical head with a striated, mohawk style coiffure; feet on a rounded base with toes defined; wearing a double beaded waist band; rich, semi-glossy dark brown patina with wear indicative of much use; a large area to the back of the head and shoulders with natural erosion to the surface.














