Large African Yoruba Ife Style Bronze Oduduwa Figure, Nigeria. Olodumare, the creator, sent his son, Oduduwa, to form the earth and established himself as Ife’s first sacred king. This bronze figure wears the traditional regalia of a king, a beaded crown and necklaces, and holds in his hands a scepter and a medicine horn, the symbols of his power and authority.Size: 27.75'' x 10.25'' x 8.5'' (70 x 26 x 22 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.

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