PAIR OF YORUBA EDAN OGBONI STAFFS NIGERIA iron... Lot 36

PAIR OF YORUBA EDAN OGBONI STAFFS NIGERIA iron pin covered with copper alloy, the female figure shown seated, with an elaborate coiffure, holding a feeding infant, the body elongated and decorated with applied spirals to the sides; the male figure shown seated, bearded and holding dual ritual vessels (2) (tallest 31cm) Footnote: Provenance: The Balint B. Denes Collection Mr. Denes was a noted collector of classical Nigerian art, with a particular interest in the art and cult objects of the Yoruba Ogboni society. His collection was evaluated and catalogued by the noted art historian Dr Hans Witte, author of “Earth and the ancestors, Ogboni iconography” and could be found on the Yale Archive. A number of pieces from his collection now reside in the DePaul Museum, Chicago and the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles. A document containing Dr. Witte’s full evaluation of the collection will be made available to the buyer of this lot.