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An Ivory Bust of Woman on Wooden Base Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1960 item# 1157481
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $300.00
An Ivory Bust of Woman on Wooden Base The gorgeous piece of ivory is carved in the form of an African woman. The figure is adorned with a ceremonial needle twist design. She is wearing a textile that wraps around her. The scalloped edge of each layer is like a soft wave. The figure sits on a wooden base in a natural form in a deep mahogany. ...click for details

A Yorba Ibeji Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 610088
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $900.00 for the pair #45
A Yorba Ibeji Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th C. #45 The Yorba peoples of modern day Nigeria and Benin revere the occurrence of twin births. The Yorba boast the highest statistic of twin births in the world. They believe that twins hold a power that can be good and equally bad but, above all it must be revered and honored. The mother of twins commissions the local diviner for a pair of Ibeji or Ere-Ibeji, twin carved statues. The Ibeji act as visual re ...click for details

A Yorba Ibeji Male Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 610084
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $800.00 for the pair #44
The Yorba peoples of modern day Nigeria and Benin revere the occurrence of twin births. The Yorba boast the highest statistic of twin births in the world. They believe that twins hold a power that can be good and equally bad but, above all it must be revered and honored. The mother of twins commissions the local diviner for a pair of Ibeji or Ere-Ibeji, twin carved statues. The Ibeji act as visual representations of the twin’s power or the actual sprit a twin if one is deceased. Both ...click for details

A Yorba Ibeji Male Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C. Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 610079
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $800.00 for the pair #39
A Yorba Ibeji Male Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #39 The Yorba peoples of modern day Nigeria and Benin revere the occurrence of twin births. The Yorba boast the highest statistic of twin births in the world. They believe that twins hold a power that can be good and equally bad but, above all it must be revered and honored. The mother of twins commissions the local divine ...click for details

A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 610072
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $225.00 #38
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #38 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details

A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 610037
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $200.00 #36
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #36 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details

A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 609994
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $225.00
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #33 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details

A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 609980
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $150.00 #33
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #33 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details

A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 609974
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $200.00 #31
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #31 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details

A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Early 20th C Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1930 item# 609953
click for details		Mitchell Sotka, Ltd. (440) 333-1735 $200.00 #30
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #30 The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details

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