Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039437

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 3039437 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 364 achieved a sales price of EUR 820.

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