Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ede · ID: 3030738
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Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the three-parted crested coiffure, encrusted with camwood powder “osun”, metal tag eyes, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
the most prominent characteristic of the “Ede ibeji” is the “pinched” face.
The object Pair of male twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3030738 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 336.
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