Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado · ID: 3035357
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), elaborate carved facial features with a broad nose and a laughing mouth with full lips, cap-like coiffure, tribal marks, carved loincloth, slightly dam., crack (right side of the head, base), minor missing parts
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035357 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 246 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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