Male twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell cape · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3036198
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Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, the body entirely spread with red pigment, coated with a stiff cape of fabric sewn with cowrie shells, nail heads in the eyes missing, missing part (left ear), dam. (coiffure)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” in cowrie shell cape with the object ID 3036198 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 501.
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