Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3035236

Name: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
SKU: 3035236
Price: 600 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 600

Provenance

German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)

Size

H: 28,5 cm

H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, encrustations with “osun”, remains of black and indigo blue pigments, high towering coiffure with tapering flaps at the sides, face with flat chin and big eyes, lancet-shaped tribal marks on the cheeks, notched band ornaments on breast and arms, slightly dam., minor missing parts (on the left side of the base), paint rubbed off (coiffure)

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035236 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 252 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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