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

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” and cowrie shell cape with the object ID 3043203 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 330 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

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

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