Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034389
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Jan Visser, Amsterdam, NetherlandsGünter Christmann, Langenhagen, Germany
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, narrow elongated heads with high towering coiffures, unusual faces: flattened mouth zone, accentuating the elongated tapering nose, strong upper arms, incised ornaments at the base, nail heads in the eyes (removed with one of the figures), slightly dam., paint rubbed off backside
The object Pair of male twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034389 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 230 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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