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Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho · ID: 3039818

sold EUR 2,400
Provenance
Klaus Scholze, Kronberg, Germany (1987)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27 cm & 27,5 cm
H: 10.6 inch & 10.8 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, encrustations with camwood powder, metal tag eyes, three strings of glass beads, coiffure with pierced middle crest, prominent faces with pointed chin and laughing mouth, skin scarification marks, abraded facial features (nose), slightly dam., cracks (base)


The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039818 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 158 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,600.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 428


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