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Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Shaki, Size: H: 28 cm (H: 11.0 inch), ID: 3052290

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Lot 315

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

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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.

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3052290 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 315.

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