Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048189

Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048189 - 2/5

Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048189 - 3/5

Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048189 - 4/5

Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048189 - 5/5

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Lot 261

Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon · ID: 3048189

sold EUR 1,600

Provenance

Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Ahrends, Bad Godesberg, Germany

Size

H: 27 cm

H: 10.6 inch

Description

wood, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, glass beads, coconut discs, fabric, leather, cowrie shells,

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 405

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