Pair of female twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ketu · ID: 3036184
sold
EUR 1,300
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, matt greyish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, various bracelets, uniform bodies and facial features, rising from big feet, stretched arms, slightly dam., missing part at the base of one of the figures, fine cracks, abrasion of paint
The object Pair of female twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3036184 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 490 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 213