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Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Iwo (?) · ID: 3034428

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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 33,5 cm resp. 35 cm
H: 13.2 inch resp. 13.8 inch

Description

wood, rich reddish brown and dark brown patina, six strings of miniature glass beads, schematized bodies, clumsy hands and hips amalgamated, angle-shaped linear tribal marks on the cheeks, metal tags in the eyes removed, slightly dam., cracks (left side of the head), remains of indigo blue paint at the same place, repainted


The object Pair of male twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034428 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 242.

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