Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Igbomina · ID: 3039819
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, blackish-blue paint, camwood powder, seven strings with glass beads/four with coconut discs, metal tag eyes, striking long and thin faces with high towering crested coiffures, prominent facial features and projecting ears, linear tribal marks on both sides of the face, the body composed of geometrical forms, slightly dam. (right foot), crack (base)
The object Male/female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039819 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 159 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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