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6492

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    Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors

    Yoruba People, Nigeria
    circa 1850

    length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)

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    Provenance

    found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.

    6493

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      Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Shrine Leather Bag (Laba)

      Yoruba People, Nigeria
      circa 1850

      width: 49.5cm

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      Provenance

      found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.

      4806

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        Unusual Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

        Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria
        late 19th century

        height: 23.5cm; weight: 398g

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        Provenance

        Volta Place Gallery, Washington DC; Pendarell (Pen) Kent Collection.

        6436

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          Fine, Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress

          Yoruba People, Nigeria
          circa 1920

          height: 46cm, length: 27cm, width: 31cm, weight: 1,765g

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          Provenance

          formerly in the collection of the late Dr James Bynon, lecturer in Berber studies, School of Oriental & African Studies, University College London.

          4474

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            Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain

            Yoruba People, Nigeria
            19th century

            circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g

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            Provenance

            UK art market

            5560

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              Rectangular Yoruba Divination Board (Opon Ifa)

              Yoruba People, Nigeria
              19th-early 20th century

              width: 40cm; length: 27cm and thickness: 2cm

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              Provenance

              UK art market

              3104

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                Pair of Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Staves

                Yoruba People, Nigeria
                19th century

                heights: 22cm, combined wight: 881g

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                Provenance

                acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                944

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                  Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress

                  Yoruba People, Nigeria
                  circa 1940

                  height: 34cm, length: 22cm, width: 27cm

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                  Provenance

                  UK art market, formerly in an Oxford collection.

                  4314

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                    Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant

                    Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria
                    19th century

                    height: 8cm

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                    Provenance

                    private collection, London.

                    4313

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                      Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant

                      Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria
                      19th century

                      height: 10.2cm

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                      Provenance

                      private collection, London.

                      3890

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                        Yoruba Janus-Headed Shango Dancing Wand

                        Yoruba People, Nigeria
                        19th century

                        length: 31.5cm

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                        Provenance

                        UK art market

                        3894

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                          Nigerian Carved & Painted Wooden Figurative Comb

                          Nigeria
                          late 19th-early 20th century

                          length: 23cm, width: 8cm

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                          Provenance

                          UK art market

                          3498

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                            Nigerian Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                            Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria
                            late 19th century

                            height: 25.5cm

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                            Provenance

                            UK art market

                            3091

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                              Rare Pair of Ijebu-Yoruba Bronze Ceremonial Anklets

                              Nigeria
                              18th century

                              diameter: 19cm

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                              Provenance

                              private collection, Isle of Wight, UK.

                              3107

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                                Yoruba Eshu Dance Wand

                                Yoruba People, Egba Tribe, Abeokuta, Nigeria
                                late 19th century

                                height: approximately 25cm, width: approximately 6cm

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                                Provenance

                                acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                                3108

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                                  Yoruba Shango Oshe Dance Wand

                                  Yoruba People, Egbado Tribe, Igan Okoto, Nigeria
                                  circa 1900

                                  length: approximately 25cm, width: approximately 6cm

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                                  Provenance

                                  acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                                  3119

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                                    Pair of Yoruba Ceremonial Ogboni Staffs

                                    Yoruba People, Ogboni Society, Nigeria
                                    early to mid-20th century

                                    height: approximately (female) 44cm, (male) 45cm

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                                    Provenance

                                    UK art market

                                    2863

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                                      Fine Yoruba Male Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                                      Oyo-Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria
                                      late 19th century

                                      height: 32cm, diameter of the base: approximately 8cm

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                                      Provenance

                                      UK art market

                                      2421

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                                        Yoruba Maternity Figural Offering Bowl

                                        Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                        before 1938-39

                                        height: 64cm

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                                        Provenance

                                        Collected by the artist Donald Friend in Nigeria, 1938

                                        2204

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                                          Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                                          Yoruba People, Oyo Sub-group, Erin Region, Nigeria
                                          circa 1920

                                          height: 29cm

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                                          Provenance

                                          UK art market.

                                          2218

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                                            Rare Yoruba Carved Wooden Processional Staff

                                            Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                            19th-early 20th century

                                            length: 108cm

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                                            Provenance

                                            private collection, London; and previously, a private European collection.

                                            2032

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                                              Yoruba Carved Wooden Maternity Figure & Bowl, possibly by the carver Agbonbiofe

                                              Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                              circa 1920

                                              height: 45cm, depth: 27cm

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                                              Provenance

                                              UK art market