Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033772
sold
EUR 125
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustation with camwood powder “osun”, four strings with beads of various materials (abrus beans, miniature glass beads, fine coconut discs), metal tag eyes, vertical incised scarification marks on the cheeks, cap-like coiffure, slightly dam., crack (breast), missing part (base), on wooden plate;
rare type!
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033772 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 271 achieved a sales price of EUR 125.
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