Female twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie cape · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede, Oyo · ID: 3033239
sold
EUR 1,400
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, the body entirely covered by a cowrie snail cape with broad shoulders, clay-like mass on breast and back, diamond-shaped eyes with framing eyelashes, crown-shaped coiffure, traces of old age
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” in cowrie cape with the object ID 3033239 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 370 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 373