Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin · ID: 3039849
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Peters, Viernheim, Germany (1975)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, encrusted in parts, three strings with coconut discs, eyes with metal tag pupils arranged wide apart, ears situated at the back of the head, slightly dam., rep. (breakages at the base fixed with metal strips and nails)
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039849 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 142 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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