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Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun · ID: 3049413

sold EUR 1,900
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 26 March 1990, Lot 109
German Private Collection
Size
H: 25,5 cm & 26 cm
H: 10.0 inch & 10.2 inch

Description

wood, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, old place of repair

Dainty figurines with beautiful facial features and finely carved details. Consider the ribbon entwined at the nape of the neck to fasten the “tirah” or the fine strand around the waist. Fine old used patina.


The object Female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3049413 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 22 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,900 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, cat. 551


Publications

AHDRC: 0107773


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