YORUBA FIGURE 31, NIGERIA

Photographs © Tim Hamill

Yoruba
Figure 31
10.25" high
$400


This figure has been vetted as authentic but with little evidence of use.

These figures, some of which were brightly painted, were placed on altars in shrines or displayed at special ceremonies. The wand-like staffs were also carried during ceremonies. Several are depicted in colonial wear..

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