YORUBA FEMALE IBEJI TWIN FIGURE, OYO, NIGERIA

Description

This tall female Ibeji twin figure
stands naked and is decorated
with a tall, complex coiffure, facial clan markings, pubic hair and a beadwork necklace
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Source: Yoruba
Region:
Shaki, Oyo
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Material: Wood, glass beads, camwood powder
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Estimated Age: First Half, 20th Century
Condition: Very Good, with narrow fissures commensurate with age
Provenance: Acquired by seller in 1969 in Vienna, Austria
Dimensions:
9.75"/24.7 cm
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In a marketplace teeming with fake “African Art” and often artificially aged for quick sale to inexperienced buyers
or naive bargain-hunting shoppers at very low cost, it is becoming increasingly difficult to acquire genuine old and ethnographically significant artworks -- such as this fine example --
actually
used by indigenous group members.
Authenticity is unconditionally guaranteed -
the Certificate of Authenticity accompanying this mask was
prepared and signed by a longtime A.S.A. Senior Member, retired scholar and certified specialist in Ethnographic Art.
If not to U.S. buyer’s satisfaction, this artwork may be returned as shipped within thirty days of purchase for a purchase price refund
minus 10% re-stocking fee for return of item in original condition and shipping materials.
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