Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203 - 2/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203 - 3/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203 - 4/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203 - 5/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape, Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043203 - 6/6

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Lot 330

88th Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3043203

sold EUR 450

Provenance

Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 22,5 cm

H: 8.9 inch

Description

wood, rich blackish brown patina (except ankles), indigo blue pigment, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam., small traces of insect caused damage; additional: cape, leather/fabric, embroidered with cowrie shells allover, min. dam.

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 394

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