Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034837
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Size
H: 26,5/27 cm
H: 26,5/10.6 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, each with striking small nose and mouth, big eyes incised in flat relief, vertical tattoos on the cheeks, a diagonal cut on the left side of the nose, slightly dam., minor missing part (mouth of the male figure), cracks (breast of the female, base)
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034837 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 275.
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