Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20 Feb 2024
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A Benin head uhunmwun elao
A Benin head uhunmwun elao
Nigeria
with dark wood inlay to the forehead and pupils, the back with a vertical recess,
50cm high.
Provenance
Dr and Mrs Jawetz, collected whilst working at the Ife-Ife University with the post of Agricultural Economics, between 1970 - 1972.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 21 March 1995, lot 50.
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