Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3032853
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder “osun” in some areas, indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, two necklaces with bar-shaped glass beads, male/female, Oyo-typical characteristics: the elongated hairdo, which is made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head in a chignon, three lancet-shaped Oyo marks on the forehead, the pointed mouth, thick arms and scarification marks on the abdomen, drilled pupils, min. abrasion, mounted on wooden base
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3032853 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 146 achieved a sales price of EUR 850.
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