Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033865
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Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, encrusted with clay, string of glass beads, unusual form: extremely elongated pear-shaped head with a short hardly recognizable chin, the small body in contrast neglected, linear incisions on forehead and cheeks, slightly dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage at the base
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033865 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 269.
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