Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034282
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, remains of indigo blue paint, strings with wooden beads, blades of grass and coconut discs, pear-shaped face with half-spherical vaulted eyes, high-towering crested coiffure with incised linear decor, slightly dam., rep. (base), metal tags at the same place
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034282 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 368 achieved a sales price of EUR 420.
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