Zemanek-Münster

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon · ID: 3045678

sold EUR 500
Provenance
collected in situ in the 1960s
Saxer, Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
Size
H: 26 cm (female)
27,5 cm (male)
H: 10.2 inch (female)
10.8 inch (male)

Description

wood, pigment remains, traces of insect caused damage


The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3045678 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 87 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 407


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