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

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)

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034403 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 375 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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