Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ogbomosho · ID: 3045676
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
collected in situ in the 1960sSaxer, Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
Size
H: 23,5 cm (male) / 25 cm (female)
H: 9.3 inch (male) / 9.8 inch (female)
Description
wood, camwood powder, miniature glass beads, coconut discs, metal tag eyes (one missing)
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3045676 was part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction on June 29, 2019. The object with the lot number 88 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 464