A pair of Yoruba offering figures, Nigeria, mid-20th Century AD, each depicted in traditional form standing on integral bases and wearing elaborate headdresses. One wears a beaded band around his waist and neck, the other with blue paint on the head. H: 10 in (25.3 cm) & 9 3/4 in (24.8 cm). Each well-preserved with age patina. Ex Petersen-Neubauer family collection, Los Angeles.

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