Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034839

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, three strings with miniature glass beads, two metal rings, carved with loincloth and islamic triangle on breast and back, the facial features and the back of the head flattened, the facial features strongly abraded (by feeding procedures), slightly dam., crack (left side of the head), traces of insect caused damage at the back of the base

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034839 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 273 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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