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Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse, Size: H: 34,5 cm (H: 13.6 inch), ID: 3048850
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Lot 225
98th Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse · ID: 3048850

sold EUR 750
Provenance
UK Collection
Size
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch

Description

wood, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, glass beads,

In the style of the carver Dagikonle of Igbomole (cf. Stoll, p. 297, 192).

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3048850 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 225 achieved a sales price of EUR 750 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, cat. 628 Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980

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