Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3037239
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, blue glass bead necklace, metal tag eyes (one missing), remains of ear ornament (cord material), face with narrow forehead, projecting cheeks and flattened chin, crowned by a fine grooved headdress, diagonal scarification marks on the upper part of the body, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the base
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037239 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 306 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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