Yoruba Epa Mask with Cowrie Shell and Bead Highlights
An African Yoruba Epa mask, carved and painted wood with applied canvas, cowrie shell and bead highlights. Disc form top with yellow star detail. Benin, Nigeria district, height 60 cm.
Yoruba Twin Figure with Beaded Belt
Ibeji twin figure, tribal Yoruba, Nigeria, carved hardwood female form, with beaded belt, height 32 cm
Yoruba Beaded Crown with Mythical Animal Surmount
A good Yoruba beaded Crown, the hollowed cylindrical shaped base with raised facial features surmounted by a mythical animal, the crown surface completely embellished with multi coloured beads. Typically worn by Yoruba rulers on state occasions. In good…
Beaded Yoruba Ibeji Figures with Tribal Scars
A good pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, male and female figures decorated with beads and cowrie shells, white-out eyes and tribal cicatrices to the face. 26 cm length
Yoruba Bowl Bearer: Carved Wood Female Figure
Yoruba female figure from Nigeria, standing figure carrying a bowl on her head. Carved wood with blue pigment, bead embellishment, and facial cicatrices. Damage to base. 74 cm height
Yoruba Standing Female Figure with Articulated Arms
A Yoruba figure, the standing female figure with articulated arms and black painted adornment to the body. Provenance: Dougal Stevenson collection, 57 cm height
Yoruba Shango Dance Wand
Yoruba Shango dance Wand from Nigeria, carved wood and pigments. Used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, dance wands are carried by Shango priests and devotees during public worship activities and enshrined on the deity's altar. 36 cm height
Yoruba Ibeji Figures with Blue Beads and Patina
A fine pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, superbly carved male and female figures with fine, strongly carved bodies and ovoid heads offering strong facial features including large dome-like eyes and outward-pointing ears. The figures are adorned with strands…
Yoruba Woman with Pot
West African Yoruba carved wood figure of a woman, balancing a pot on her head. ON plinth base, height 56 cm
Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure with Metal Bracelets
A Nigerian Yoruba carved wood ibeji female figure, standing, with metal ring bracelets stacked on forearms and ankles, remnant blue pigment to carved coiffure, height 27 cm.
Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure with Scarification, 31cm
A Nigerian Yoruba carved wood ibeji female figure, standing, carved coiffure, scarified cheeks and abdomen, height 31 cm.
Yoruba Ibeji: 27cm Wooden Sculpture with Brown Patina
An African Yoruba Ibeji figure, brown patina wooden sculpture, 27 cm high
Yoruba Ibeji Carvings: Male and Female Pair
Pair of Ibeji carvings from the Yoruba people, Nigeria, male and female with blue pigments, height 26 cm
Yoruba Family Stool
Yoruba stool from the Yoruba people, Nigeria, supported by hand carved family group, height 55 cm, depth 43 cm
Gelede Yoruba Mask from Benin, Nigeria
A Yoruba mask, Benin, Nigeria. Gelede masks are worn by male Yoruba dancers in honour of female living members of the community and passed female ancestors. The headpiece of the mask is made from wood and is highly pigmented with a red base and detailing…
Yoruba Gelede Cult Dance Mask
An African tribal dance mask, originating from the Yoruba peoples in Nigeria and Benin, worn on the head, the 'Gelede cult' honours women, mothers and fertility. On specially made stand and with label stating provenance. Height 60 cm (on stand).
Yoruba Funerary Vessel
A Yoruba carved wooden funerary vessel, Nigeria, 19th/20th century, 37.5 cm high
Yoruba Hunters Leather Garb Frame
Framed Yoruba Hunters of Nigeria leather Garb, frame size 105 cm x 80 cm
Yoruba Mask on Metal Stand
A Nigerian Yoruba mask, pronounced facial features and scarification, on metal stand. Height 40 cm.
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Protective Figure with Antique Beads
Yoruba Ibeji female twin protective figure, an older carving representing a deceased twin, decorated with a necklace of antique glass beads and strings of heishi bead discs around the neck, hands, waist and feet. Notes: the Yoruba have one of the world's…
Yoruba Figural Terminal Fragment with Shango Cult Connection
Nigerian Yoruba figural terminal fragment, with striking terminal depicting a woman on her knees holding her breasts, possibly broken off the top of a ceremonial staff or sceptre of the powerful Shango cult, some stable cracking at the base of the rod
Yoruba Twin Figures with Beaded Necklaces and Blue Heads
Pair Yoruba twin figures with beaded necklaces and blue pigmented heads, heights 29 cm
Yoruba Presentation Figure with Bowl
Yoruba presentation figure with bowl of typical form on later base, figure height 32 cm
Yoruba Ibeji Figure with Venetian Glass Beads
Yoruba female I'beji figure to Protect a Surviving twin, Nigeria, old Yoruba twin figure for the ebegi cult, decorated with a waist string of small antique Venetian glass beads. Ibeji are symbolic representations of a deceased twin and are not carved as…
Yoruba Figural Terminal Fragment of Shango Sceptre
Nigerian Yoruba figural Terminal fragment from a ceremonial staff, striking terminal depicting a woman on her knees holding her breasts, possibly broken off the top of a ceremonial staff or sceptre of the powerful Shango cult, some stable cracking at the…
Yoruba Female Bust with Exaggerated Ears
A bust of a female Yoruba figure, with exaggerated ears, traces of blue colouring, insect damage to base A/F, Nigeria. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 32 cm
Yoruba Ibeji Female Doll with Trade Beads
Yoruba doll. Nigerian Yoruba culture, standing Ibeji (twin) female doll figure, showing tribal cicatrices, decorated with trade beads & iron bracelet., good patination hardwood, height 30 cm
Yoruba Face Lid Container
Yoruba lidded container, lid with for recessed face designs with elaborate coiffure. Base is worn and damaged, A/F, Nigeria, Africa. Diameter 41 cm
Yoruba Mask: Metal Staples and Elaborate Coiffure
Yoruba mask, with metal staples, elaborate coiffure, A/F. Nigeria, Africa. Height 35 cm
Yoruba Twin Figure with Antiquity Beads
Yoruba male twin figure, Nigeria, early 20th century with Antiquity beads, Depicted standing upright with linear scarifications to cheeks, bejewelled with antique beads, of rich red/brown patination, 24 cm high
Yoruba Carved Ivory Elephant Tusk Horn Pipe
A rare antique 19th century Yoruba tribe carved ivory elephant tusk horn pipe, as used for ceremonies, fitted with a wood collar carved in relief with cowrie shells, spiders and symbols, the tusk section incised with bands of beetles and spirit figures,…
Antique Yoruba Ivory Elephant Tusk Horn Pipe with Carvings
A rare antique 19th century Yoruba tribe carved ivory elephant tusk horn pipe, as used for ceremonies, fitted with a wood collar carved in relief with cowrie shells with petals and cross hatching, the tusk section incised with bands of figures in head…
Yoruba Divination Bowl from Nigeria
A Divination Bowl, (adjeke ifa or adjelefa), Yoruba, South Western Nigeria, West Africa, (early-mid twentieth), carved wood, 24.7 cm high. Provenance: David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, in 1974
Yoruba King Crown from Michael Green Collection
A red glass bead Yoruba King Crown, Nigeria. Provenance: ex-Michael Green collection. Michael Green was a wealthy South African collector who moved to Tasmania after several decades of amassing an extensive collection of African Art, including various…
Yoruba Divination Sculpture: Woman with Chicken, 20th Century
Yoruba, Nigeria, Divination sculpture, early 20th century, lidded wooden vessel carved with intricate designs in the form of a woman holding a chicken, 65 cm height. Provenance: Collected by Donald Friend in Nigeria, 1938?39. Related works: bowl', Yoruba,…
Yoruba Egungun Headdress with Lizard Motifs
Yoruba, Nigeria, Egungun headdress, early 20th century, wood painted black, yellow and red, in the form of a human head with a small drum above the forehead, and large stylised ears, each carved with motifs of a lizard and Crown, with a carved lizard…
Yoruba Wooden Carved Bust with Plaited Coiffure
Yoruba head Yoruba wooden carved bust with plaited coiffure and raised carved features. Natural pigments decorate face. Central Nigeria. Height 24.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm
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