Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin · ID: 3036757

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, the body nearly entirely spread with camwood powder, the facial plane coated with incised scarification marks, drilled pupils (nail heads missing), slightly dam., crack, water spot, old missing part at the base

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3036757 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 366 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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