Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti (Northern Ekiti) · ID: 3037242

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, string of miniature glass beads, crested coiffure with long side lobes, unusual facial features: thorn-like projecting forehead, hanging “bulgy eyes”, nose with bowed bridge and broad nostrils, tapering mouth, incised tribal marks, drilled ear holes with remains of cord, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion (facial features)

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037242 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 310 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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