Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan · ID: 3032857
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, rich reddish brown patina, in some areas encrusted with camwood powder, glass bead necklace, male/female, big spectacle-like eyes, arranged very close together, straight and flat carved mouth, elaborate scarification marks on the body, short legs and beautiful carved hands, slightly dam., minor missing parts (coiffure of the female), the faces abraded, both mounted side by side on a wooden base;
the face of the male figure differing from the face of the female.
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3032857 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 144 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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