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A YORUBA MALE AND FEMALE PAIR
Standing on oval base, broken and stapled together, the male to the right holding an opa orere staff surmounted by a bird in right hand, the left hand on wrist of female, round face, wearing a crested cap, shorts, and a heavy beaded necklace, the woman holding a bowl before her, wearing a skirt and a knotted bandana in her hair, the male figure and the woman's coiffure with indigo, the bowl with traces of white in and around it.
11in. high (28cm.)
Standing on oval base, broken and stapled together, the male to the right holding an opa orere staff surmounted by a bird in right hand, the left hand on wrist of female, round face, wearing a crested cap, shorts, and a heavy beaded necklace, the woman holding a bowl before her, wearing a skirt and a knotted bandana in her hair, the male figure and the woman's coiffure with indigo, the bowl with traces of white in and around it.
11in. high (28cm.)