Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797 - 2/6

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797 - 3/6

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797 - 4/6

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797 - 5/6

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo, Size: H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm (H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch), ID: 3049797 - 6/6

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Lot 278

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3049797

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Size

H: 28,5 cm / 29 cm

H: 11.2 inch / 11.4 inch

Description

wood, camwood powder, kaolin, fabric, cowrie shells, missing parts (arm and base of one of the figures)

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, cat. 376

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