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LOT 2327
African Bronze Fertility Figure Pair
YORUBA TRIBE, EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (2.23 kg total, 17-17.1 cm each).
Comprising male and female standing figures, each with hands resting on extended abdomen; drum-shaped base. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Nigeria, West Africa.
Acquired during 1950s.
From an old Surrey, UK, oriental and ethnographical collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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African Wooden Fertility Figure
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A carved standing figure with an elaborate hairstyle tied back with a band; scarification to the face. 904 grams, 35 cm
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