Zemanek-Münster

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin / Kwara State, Egbe · ID: 3045125

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Provenance
Mareidi Singer, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 29,5 cm / 30 cm
H: 11.6 inch / 11.8 inch

Description

wood, nail heads (eyes), encrusted patina, residues of paint, coconut discs,


The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3045125 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 245.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 279 ff.


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