Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037254

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted black paint, camwood powder, six strings with coconut and shell discs, metal tag eyes (missing apart from one), cap-like headdress with pointed ear flaps, islamic amulet “tirah” on breast and back, striated scarifications on arms and back of one of the figures, disc-shaped base with zigzag-decor, crack (left eye), missing parts at the base through insect caused damage, abrasion

The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037254 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 327.

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