Group of twin figures "ere ibeji · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3048129
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ, 1956) (a & b)Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm - 29 cm
H: 10.8 inch - 11.4 inch
Description
5 pcs, wood, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, glass beads, coconut discs, cowrie shells, two male figures (a & b) with old collection label on the underside of the base; metal pins (eyes) preserved on one male figure
The object Group of twin figures “ere ibeji with the object ID 3048129 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 245 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 360 ff.