Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3035215

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, four strings with miniature glass beads, cowrie snails attached, a fine grooved crested coiffure, delicate facial features with characteristic tribal marks and drilled pupils, slightly dam., sign of the carver at the bottom of the base, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (right hand, back, base), paint rubbed off, drilled ear holes for ornament broken out

The object ** Female twin figure “ere ibeji”** with the object ID 3035215 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 257 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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