Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037436

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, metal tag eyes (one missing), each figure abundantly adorned with seven strings of glass beads and strings of cowrie shells, angle-shaped scarification marks on both sides of the face, prominent tattoo below the the left eye, broad flat nose with a projecting mouth underneath, belly with incised scarifications, slightly dam., fine cracks

The object Female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037436 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 334 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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