Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu Aran · ID: 3047132
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris, FrancePrivate French Collection (1968)
Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 21 June 2016, Lot 123
Danish Private Collection
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, rest.
“Ibeji” with particularly pleasing facial features and a beautiful patina, which proves a rich use in the cult.
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3047132 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 206 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,600 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, p. 572 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0133029