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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,


The object Pair of male twin figures “ere ibeji”, each in cowrie shell coat with the object ID 3048189 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 261 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

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


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