Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila area · ID: 3038522
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany (1981-83)Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, metal tag eyes, cap-like headdress with pointed ear flaps, islamic triangle, slightly dam., rep. (base of one of the figures broken), minor missing part at the same place
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3038522 was part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction on June 27, 2015. The object with the lot number 179 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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