Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3045122
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, GermanyKlaus Hochapfel, Darmstadt, Germany
Size
H: 30 cm (with cap)
H: 11.8 inch (with cap)
Description
wood, camwood powder, metal, glass beads, coconut discs,
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with cowry shell cap with the object ID 3045122 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 387