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Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape
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Lot 330
88th Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" and cowrie shell cape

Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
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
Africa
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