Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ife, Gbongan · ID: 3050415
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Billy (William) Pearson (1920-2002), La Jolla, USAKarl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm & 26 cm
H: 9.8 inch & 10.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs,
Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family’s wealth.
The object Female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3050415 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 194 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 310 (AHDRC 0106607)