Male twin figure "ere ibjeji" in cowry coat

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Lot 201

95th Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibjeji" in cowry coat

Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun

sold EUR 800

Provenance

Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany

Size

H: 28,5 cm

H/B: 17 cm/ 19,5 (coat)

H: 11.2 inch

H/B: 6.7 inch/ 19,5 (coat)

Description

wood, pigments, fabric, cowry shells, coconut discs,

Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 311

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