Excellent female twin figure "ere ibeji · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Igbo Ora · ID: 3049782
sold
EUR 8,000
Provenance
Lore Kegel (1901-1980) & Georg Kegel (1898-1974), Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ 1955)Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany
Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder “osun”, metal, glass beads, cowrie shells, hide, left thumb broken, base
An exceptionally beautiful “ibeji” figure with a rich patina. She is particularly lavishly hung with jewellery as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the wealth of the family.
The object Excellent female twin figure “ere ibeji with the object ID 3049782 was part of the auction Sale 100 on April 15, 2023. The object with the lot number 58 achieved a sales price of EUR 8,000 with an asking price of EUR 4,500.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0201888