Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3034842

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, Oyo-typical characteristics: the elongated hairdo, which is made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head in a chignon, three lancet-shaped Oyo marks on the forehead, the pointed mouth, thick arms and scarification marks on the abdomen, nail heads as pupils now missing, backside inscribed in white paint “216 Ten Houten”, slightly dam., minor missing parts, facial features abraded, paint rubbed off (back of the head), small traces of insect caused damage (backside)

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034842 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 279.

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