Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3034403

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Lot 375

72nd tribal art auction

Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3034403

sold EUR 400

Provenance

Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, metal tag eyes, rich adornment: strings with coconut discs, miniature glass beads, snake swivels and cowrie snails, scarification marks on face and breasts, elaborate carved, fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., missing parts (both thumbs, back of the base)

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