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Yoruba Carving

Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria
Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria

Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria

Located in Leuven , BE

concentrated calm of a Yoruba artist. When the carving of the Ere Ibeji is completed, the artist is given a

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century
Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century

Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

—reflecting the layered narrative and hierarchical symbolism typical of Yoruba religious carving. A secondary

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Yoruba Wooden Stool
Yoruba Wooden Stool

Yoruba Wooden Stool

Unavailable

H 12 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Yoruba Wooden Stool

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

of these objects. This magnificent stool is a masterpiece of Yoruba wood carving. The overall form

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 20 in D 3.75 in

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

By Yoruba People

Located in Fulton, CA

architectural objects such as veranda posts, gates, and doors that are embellished with carvings. Other Yoruba

Category

Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts

Yoruba Style Figurative Stool
Yoruba Style Figurative Stool

Yoruba Style Figurative Stool

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H 24 in W 14.5 in D 11.75 in

Yoruba Style Figurative Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Carved in a classic Yoruba form, this figurative stool is unusual for its highly patterned painted

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures
Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures

Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures

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H 11.42 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in

Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures

Located in London, GB

features worn smooth with the handling they have received. Yoruba carving has a number of characteristics

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

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Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
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Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads

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Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa

Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

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Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ife, Yoruba People Nigeria early 20th C
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Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ife, Yoruba People Nigeria early 20th C

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

$56,250

H 97.5 in W 15.5 in D 12 in

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...

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Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
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Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas

$16,000Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 39 in W 34.25 in D 13.25 in

Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas

By People from Benin

Located in Miami, FL

Benin (Nigeria) bronze sculptures of leopards from the mid-20th century Offered for sale is a pair of modern mid-20th century copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural s...

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Materials

Bronze

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria

Located in San Francisco, CA

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Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C

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Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Yoruba-Egba couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode, Yoruba People
Yoruba-Egba couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode, Yoruba People

Yoruba-Egba couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode, Yoruba People

Located in Leuven , BE

Yoruba Egba, couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode ,Yoruba People, Nigeria Abeokuta Provenance Monique Lancée (Maastricht '80)

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Located in Miami, FL

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Pair of Decorative Figures ScuIptures Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people Nigeria
Pair of Decorative Figures ScuIptures Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people Nigeria

Pair of Decorative Figures ScuIptures Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people Nigeria

Located in Leuven , BE

A pair of female ‘ibeji’ twin figures of the Yoruba people. From south-west Nigeria . Both ‘ibeji figures’ wear a high plaited coiffure, coloured blue by means of ‘bluing’ (‘Reckitt’...

Category

20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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