Pair of twin figures "ere ibeij" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3035359
sold
EUR 980
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 28 cm, resp. 28,5 cm
H: 11.0 inch, resp. 11.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, big eyes with nail heads and eyelashes at the lower rim, a striking broad flat nose, pointed mouth and tapering chin, abundant tribal marks, not only on the face, but on the body as well, strong encrustations with camwood powder, slightly dam., the facial features strongly abraded
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeij” with the object ID 3035359 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 253 achieved a sales price of EUR 980.
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