Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Shaki · ID: 3044127

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wod, glass beads, mixed type: face and body in Shaki style, the hand position in the style of the Abeokuta carvers and the ornamented pedestal in the style of the Ilorin.


The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3044127 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 320 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 248, ill. 137


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