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165. Two Yoruba divination bowls Nigeria wood; one with an Egungun masker and attendant, a drummer and a figure holding a staff, with a chevron edged bowl; the other with a figure on horseback, previously with a hinged cover, 17.5cm and 18.5cm high. (2) £200-300

166. A Dogon zoomorphic stool Mali wood with an oblong seat and six supports, each with a relief carved female figure, 82cm long. £100-200 Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection.

Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection. 168. A Yoruba dog Nigeria wood, carved standing with a multi ring collar and a triangular pendant, with a notched spine and a chevron decorated tail, 32cm high, a Dogon horse and rider and a West African model of a bull. (3) £300-400 Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection.

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167. A Yoruba Eshu male figure Nigeria wood, standing with swept back coiffure, holding two gourds and wearing a cowrie shell necklace, 35cm high, a Yoruba Janus group, and two Yoruba figures. (4) £100-200 Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection

169. A Bambara headdress Mali wood and fibre, carved an aardvark, a human and an antelope, with remains of a resin finish, 60.5cm high, and an animal dance head crest. (2) £100-200 Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection.

170. A Nigerian mask wood with paint and remains of cloth, 23.5cm high, a Bambara door lock, two Yoruba figures, a standing figure, a Yoruba iron oil lamp, a Dogon horse and stylised animal, an iron Blacksmith’s amulet, a pair of brass tongs and a Dohomey brass monkey. (12) £150-250 Provenance Dr J S Gordon collection.

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