Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034383

Description

wood, shiny black patina, male/female, both with “eshu”- typical lobe, small remains of indigo blue pigment underneath the blackish painting, slightly dam., paint rubbed off (eyes, ears, nose)

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034383 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 235 achieved a sales price of EUR 980.

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