Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igana · ID: 3037894
Description
wood, matt brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, string of coconut discs wrapped around the hips in several rows, seven strings of glass beads and one with cowrie shells attached, metal tag eyes, triangular flattened faces, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (arms of one of the figures backside), cracks, abrasion of paint
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037894 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 302 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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