Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034277
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with clay, male/female, the latter wearing a necklace of ancient glass beads, identical posture and form of the body, broad faces, lancet-shaped scarification marks arranged in two rows, braided coiffure with bow-shaped middle crest, slightly dam., minor missing parts (coiffure), traces of insect caused damage, crack
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034277 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 356.
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