Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota · ID: 3038846
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Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, red and blue pigment, kaolin, drilled pupils and ear holes, striking details: loincloth, long-hanging on the frontside, short on the back, attached by a belt with knot, beautiful modelled hands with inwardly bent fingers, carved shoulder bones, nose and mouth rubbed off (feeding procedures), slightly dam.
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3038846 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 356.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 238