Sold2019Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Funerary Figure**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure standsSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Painted Wood Figure of Priest**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. The Yoruba use wood to carve figures of people they see in their everyday lives. After the arrival of theSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Figure**Originally Listed At $275** West Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wooden twin Ibeji figure, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yorubaland (spanningSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Wood Yoruba Ibeji Figure - Male**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from Oshogbo or the Igbomina region of YorubSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Colonial Horse RiderWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved, dramatic wood colonial figure of a man wearing a pith helmet and bandoliers riding a horse. Extensive details abound, from wSee Sold Price
Sold2016Tall 19th C. Yoruba Wood Figure of a WomanWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A tall wooden statue in the style of the palace of Ikere, where all sculptures were made by Olowe of Ise in the first few decadeSee Sold Price
Sold2023Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentTwo Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying bSee Sold Price
2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Twins (pr)**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th c. CE. A matching pair of deceased female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina regionSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Yoruba Wood, Bead, & Textile Figure**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive and intricate ceremonial reliquary figure carved from wood and ornamented in glass beSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings representSee Sold Price
Sold2015YORUBA - pair of Ibeji figuresNigeria, Yoruba early, 20th century, wood, cauri shells, small beads, pigments, representing twins, usage traces, dark brown patina. Minor losses. Dim.: 23,5cm.See Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Ibeji Wooden Male Twin Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wood figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has a tall, bee-hive likeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. African Wood Ibeji Male & Female FiguresWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. These old and well-cared for examples of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the IgbominaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure Oyo Style African Tribal Carved Wood w/Beads and Pigment NigeriaCa. early 20thC, possibly earlier. Very good with possible repair on neck, having original patina from repeated handling (The mother provides ritual care to the figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, aSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Yoruba Epa Helmet Maskpossibly early 20th century, carved, polychromed, and dyed wood, consists of a janiform helmet with a pierced mouth supporting various figures, including a female figure on horseback with two additionSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine / Early 20th C. African Ibeji Wood Male Twin**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure known as an "ibeji" standing with attenuated legs atop an integraSee Sold Price
Sold2018YORUBA, TWIN FIGURES (IBEJI), NIGERIATwo: Early 20th c. Male and female pair Carved wood, beads Largest 12 1/2" x 3" The Yoruba of Nigeria have the highest recorded rate of twin births in the world, with an estimated 45 sets of twins inSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-Arnovick**Previously Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned wSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings representSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Yoruban Ere Ibeji Wood Female Memorial Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A female "ere ibeji" figure standing with both arms and exceptionally large hands at her sides upon an integral base. SheSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. African Igbo Wood Granary Protector - Rooster**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Igbo or Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure of a rooster, depicted here with an elongatSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Ibeji Wood Female Twin - Metal Pupils**Originally listed at 250** West Africa, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yorubaland (spanning NigeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Ose Shango StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wood carving of a standing woman with an enormous rectangular crest on top of her head. A staff like this is called an OsSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ Woman**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A ceremonial staff carved from wood with an axe blade-like upper portion and the body of a woman integratSee Sold Price
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