Register Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster
Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Shaki, Size: H: 28 cm (H: 11.0 inch), ID: 3052290
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Auction 105

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Shaki · ID: 3052290

Starting price EUR 1,500
Estimated price EUR 3,000
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Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, redwood powder, pigment residues,

Very beautiful, old and much loved “ibeji”. Due to many years of feeding procedures, the facial features have been rubbed down to the point of being unrecognisable. There are also traces of wear on the stomach and right wrist.

Africa
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