Yoruba, Pair of veranda posts
Yoruba, Pair of veranda posts
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Date
presumed late 19th
Size
Height : 145 cm each
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
érodés
Inventory number
505
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Rare pair of veranda posts from the Yoruba people in Nigeria.
They represent a bearded male figure, holding a gun and a sceptre in each hand.
High inverted hairstyle with a braid falling down the neck. Medicine bottle and other elements in relief.
These poles certainly decorated the house of a chief.
Eroded patina.
Provenance :
- Robert Duperrier
- Sale Sotheby's 2006