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Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilorin, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3047066
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Lot 212
95th Tribal Art Auction

Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilorin · ID: 3047066

sold EUR 650
Provenance
collected by a German veterinary surgeon at the beginning of the 1960s
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, camwood powder “osun”, miniature glass beads, coconut discs, metal,

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3047066 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 212 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519

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