Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo Oyo · ID: 3035869
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Description
wood, brown patina, black and indigo blue paint, two strings of glassbeads, a striking broad body rising from massive legs, the empty space between arms and body closed by encrusted camwood powder, round head with pointed mouth and pyramidal projecting eyes, a high towering coiffure with intricate strands, slightly dam., the facial features abraded (from feeding procedures), crack (right side of the head)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035869 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 120 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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