Slat doll "omolangidi" - Nigeria, Yoruba

WOODEN FEMALE ABEJI DOLL YORUBA NIGERIA . Early-to-mid 20th Century. Patinated single wooden Ibeji Doll; Yoruba Tribe, Nigeria. Female Eyes carved but she lacks a nose, mouth or ears; body and base wa

PAIR OF DECORATED WOODEN ABEJI DOLLS YORUBA NIGERIA , Mid-to-late 20th Century. A pair of matched male Ibeji dolls with tall caiffeurs on solid pedestals. - Height: 12" / 11".

49 Figur, "omolangidi" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel (without base) Holz, Glasperlen. H 12 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Wie überall auf der Welt spielen auch bei den Yorub

Figur, "omolangidi" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 14,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Jean David, Basel (1998). Die traditionelle Form einer Yoruba-Puppe (omolangidi) ist

Yoruba Ibeji Doll, Nigeria, ca. 1960 or earlier, Nice patina with wear marks. Dimensions: 9-1/2" H; Weight: 7 oz. Provenance: Ex. Flores collection, NY. Please note this lot has a reserve.

An antique mated Beaded Coat and ceremonial cap meant for an Ibeji twin doll, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The coat measures 8.5 x 9 inches, the hat is 6.5 inches tall. Provenance: A Private

A carved wooden set of "Ibeji" style dolls from the Yoruba of Nigeria, West Africa. Incised designs and accented with a blue pigment on top. male and female set measure 12.5 inches tall.

Tall African Wood Carved Dressed Doll/Puppet. Nigeria, twentieth century. Impressive all wood ceremonial Yoruba doll, dressed in heavily soiled and aged burlap fabric. Head carved in detail with triba

PAIR OF YORUBA IBEDJI WOODEN FIGURES / DOLLS Lot of 2 wood Ibedji dolls from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria. Size: 10.75" Shipping / Pick-Up: We Can Ship This Item Lot of 2 wood Ibedji dolls from the Yor

A Finely carved wooden Omolangidi (Child's Doll) with incised geometric designs and embellished with old glass beads. Omolangidi meaning "child of wood" are Yoruba dolls carved as toys for young girls

wood, heavily sweating sacrificial patina in places, handwritten inventory no. "H.1797", old label with heavily faded writing: "This idol represents "Shango", God of Thunder. Ogun, God of War. Lent by

wood, fabric, cord, polychrome miniature glass beads (predominantly in pink), thread on strings and sewn on fabric, forming ornaments, separately worked bird attached, mounted on wooden board with its

wood, greyish brown patina, camwood powder "osun", indigo blue/black paint at the coiffure, male/female, both likewise abundantly adorned with metal ring, numerous necklaces with coconut discs and min

wood, pigments, metal, glass beads, coconut discs, cowrie shells, H: 31,3 cm, H: 12,3 inch Provenance: Christa's Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 March 2015, Lot 318 Karl-L

wood, pigments, metal, H: 31 cm, H: 12,2 inch Provenance: Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Y

wood, thick layer of shiny black patina, glass beads, "Eshu", the Yoruba "trickster god", is a contradictory character, able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous. He can bestow prosperity but

terracotta, lovely facial features with a smiling mouth, plaited hairdo, prominent back of the head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, metal base H: 14 cm, H: 5,5 inch Provenance: Josef Herman, Suff

bronze, wood, metal, L: 137,5 cm, L: 54,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs, Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family's wealth. H: 25 cm & 26 cm, H: 9,8 inch

steel / iron, brass, L: 51 cm, L: 20,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, matt brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, fine work of carving, incised scarification marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), abrasion of paint, slightly stained p

brass, cast around iron staff, crowned by a bearded face, "ogboni" sign in shape of two opposed crescents on the forehead, incised scarification marks, small bird sculpture, patina, base; the "oshugbo

wood, colour pigments, rest. These bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts "ikin", which were used by the priests "babalawo" in the "ifa" divination ritual to consult Orunmila, the god o

wood, camwood powder, crowrie shells, glass beads, nails, For the Yoruba the birth of twins promised wealth and prosperity, which is symbolized by the attached strings of cowrie snails . H: 30,5 cm, H