Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034281
Description
wood, middle brown patina, encrustation with camwood powder, black and indigoblue paint (base and coiffure), seven strings of miniature glass beads and small coconut discs, two cowrie shell strings, highly abstract face: nose and mouth summarized, bulgy eyes arranged on either side of the head, while the ears are situated on the back of the head, linear incisions, slightly dam., crack (base)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034281 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 369.
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