A Yoruba Shango post, Nigeria, a seated male figure with animal hide cape and attributes above a seated female, a child at her breast and another in swaddling on her back, above a seated monkey, its hands on its jaws resting upon its knees, the tail curling around the base, 97.5cm; and a Bwa antelope plank mask, Burkina Faso, the mask as a stylised antelope, a male figure standing on the horns, flanks by bands of geometric carved decoration, painted in red and black pigments, with natural fibrous hair, 100cm
Roger Todd Collection, London, UK
Sold for £160
A Yoruba Shango post, Nigeria, a seated male figure with animal hide cape and attributes above a seated female, a child at her breast and another in swaddling on her back, above a seated monkey, its hands on its jaws resting upon its knees, the tail curling around the base, 97.5cm; and a Bwa antelope plank mask, Burkina Faso, the mask as a stylised antelope, a male figure standing on the horns, flanks by bands of geometric carved decoration, painted in red and black pigments, with natural fibrous hair, 100cm
ProvenanceRoger Todd Collection, London, UK