Null Ethnographic/tribal. A carved 'Epa-mask', Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa, 20th cen…

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Ethnographic/tribal. A carved 'Epa-mask', Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa, 20th century, h 68 cm.

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Ethnographic/tribal. A carved 'Epa-mask', Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa, 20th century, h 68 cm.

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Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Yoruba fertility figure Africa Nigeria, wood, ht: 102 cm provenance: estate of Dr Alexander Arnot (1931-2023). diplomat and ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1962- 1967 Legation counsellor in Benin and from 1970 Ambassador to Niger, acquired in Africa between 1962-1967

Current bid 20 EUR

AFRICA Carved wood anthropomorphic mask. Height: 50 cm (wear)

Estim. 200 - 400 EUR

Twin figures "Ibeji" of the Yoruba - Nigeria, West Africa - Standing figures of two hermaphrodites. Wood, carved in the round. H. 79 and 81 cm. - Signs of age and wear, rubbing, shrinkage cracks. - From a southern German private collection.

Starting price 100 EUR

NIGERIA - YORUBA people Epa" Janus mask with scarified face (eight scarifications), surmounted by four faces, enhanced with kaolin and lye blue. Dimensions: 44 x 25 cm. (Erosions on one of the two faces). Consultant : Jean-Pierre LACOSTE 06 61 43 63 46 - [email protected] Pick-up of lots will be by appointment only, on THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, in Paris IIIème (Métro : Rambuteau - Ligne 11). [The exact address will be communicated to you after full payment of the slip, when the appointment is made].

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