Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033861
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Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, encrusted with clay, twelve strings with glass beads, resp. coconut discs, drilled pupils (just one of the metal tags preserved), angular incised scarifications on the cheeks, linear tattoos on breast and abdomen, high crested coiffure with side lobes, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, cracks, traces of old age
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033861 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 354.
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