Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ijara, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3038211

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Lot 304

79th Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ijara · ID: 3038211

sold EUR 1,000

Provenance

Francisco Diaz, Spain
David Serra, Barcelona, Spain

Size

H: 29 cm

H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, dark brown shiny patina, black paint, encrustations with “osun”, three strings with miniature glass beads, diamond-shaped eyes, flat nose, pointed mouth, rich scarification marks on the face, vertical tattoos on breast and back, slightly dam., cracks

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 587

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