Zemanek-Münster

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)


The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” in cowrie shell coat with the object ID 3049797 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 278 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

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


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