Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho · ID: 3033229
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish-brown patina, three strings with beads of wood, resp. glass and coconut discs, encrustations with camwood powder, the eyes inset with metal tags (one missing), angle-shaped scarification marks on temples and cheeks, triangular tattoos on the neck, slightly dam.
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033229 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 289 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 426/427