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Description : **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has stocky, delineated legs with a strand of trade bead wrapped around one ankle, wide hips, a broad torso, and plateaued shoulders. A thick neck supports a cylindrical head with incised almond-shaped eyes and drilled pupils, a flat, triangular nose, full lips, and several ritual scarification marks across its cheeks. The head is unusually large and boasts a tall, helmet-style headdress, perhaps a stylized depiction of a British helmet during the colonial era of Nigeria from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Size: 2.875 W x 10.425 H (7.3 cm x 26.5 cm). Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #135912
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