Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, Shaki · ID: 3039826
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1983)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, strings of miniature glass beads/coconut discs, tripartite hairdo, large diamond-shaped eyes with metal tag pupils (one missing), lancet-shaped cheek scarifications, thumbs and finger tips clamp-like flanking the thighs, facial features strongly abraded (nose/mouth), fine cracks
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039826 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 145 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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