Ibeji Figure with Cowrie Vest

$1,600.00

Ibeji, Yoruba, male figure with cowrie vest made of red and blue trade cloth, hand at hips, scarnification on the stomach, blue beads around the waist. Ovoid head, protruding lips, nails in eyes which have incising around the rim. Ears set far back on head. Coiffure in four braid. Body has multiple applications of tukula red pigment. Old label on bottom.

Wooden figure: 10.5" high x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep

Vest: 6.5" high x 10" wide x 5" deep

Circa early to mid 20th century.

Ex: Franklin Murphy.

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Ibeji, Yoruba, male figure with cowrie vest made of red and blue trade cloth, hand at hips, scarnification on the stomach, blue beads around the waist. Ovoid head, protruding lips, nails in eyes which have incising around the rim. Ears set far back on head. Coiffure in four braid. Body has multiple applications of tukula red pigment. Old label on bottom.

Wooden figure: 10.5" high x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep

Vest: 6.5" high x 10" wide x 5" deep

Circa early to mid 20th century.

Ex: Franklin Murphy.

Price on request

Ibeji, Yoruba, male figure with cowrie vest made of red and blue trade cloth, hand at hips, scarnification on the stomach, blue beads around the waist. Ovoid head, protruding lips, nails in eyes which have incising around the rim. Ears set far back on head. Coiffure in four braid. Body has multiple applications of tukula red pigment. Old label on bottom.

Wooden figure: 10.5" high x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep

Vest: 6.5" high x 10" wide x 5" deep

Circa early to mid 20th century.

Ex: Franklin Murphy.

Price on request