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Yoruba couple, Igbuke, Oyo region, Nigeria
wood, pigment, traces on indigo blue
male 9.5" tall, female 9" tall
late 19th / early 20th century
$1300
While a majority of Yoruba figural sculpture in this style
represents Ibeji figures, depicting a deceased twin
child, these figures were most likely used on an altar
and represented a married couple with a child.
The male figure has an old, stabilized crack down the back while the
mother has an old, stabilized crack on the left hand side of her body.
wood, pigment, traces on indigo blue
male 9.5" tall, female 9" tall
late 19th / early 20th century
$1300
While a majority of Yoruba figural sculpture in this style
represents Ibeji figures, depicting a deceased twin
child, these figures were most likely used on an altar
and represented a married couple with a child.
The male figure has an old, stabilized crack down the back while the
mother has an old, stabilized crack on the left hand side of her body.
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