Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, Size: H: 31 cm (H: 12.2 inch), ID: 3034423

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Lot 237

72nd tribal art auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti · ID: 3034423

sold EUR 1,000

Provenance

Jan Visser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, Germany
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany

Size

H: 31 cm

H: 12.2 inch

Description

wood, rich reddish and blackish brown patina, five strings with glass beads, encrusted with camwood powder, slender body with elongated head, pyramidal protruding eyes with metal tags, linear incised scarification marks on the face, slightly dam., cracks

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034423 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 237 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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