Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Size: H: 30 cm (with cap) (H: 11.8 inch (with cap)), ID: 3045122

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Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Size: H: 30 cm (with cap) (H: 11.8 inch (with cap)), ID: 3045122 - 3/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Size: H: 30 cm (with cap) (H: 11.8 inch (with cap)), ID: 3045122 - 4/6

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Size: H: 30 cm (with cap) (H: 11.8 inch (with cap)), ID: 3045122 - 5/6

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Lot 239

91 Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3045122

sold EUR 900

Provenance

Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Klaus 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

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