Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037009
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanyGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, “osun”, high towering shaved hairdo with indigo blue pigment, pear-shaped face with slanting eyes, broad angular shoulders, short legs, encrusted sacrificial patina (foot zone, base), strong abrasion of facial features through feeding procedures, missing parts through insect caused damage backside at the coiffure
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037009 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 351 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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