Zemanek-Münster

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin · ID: 3050413

sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 18 October 2014, Lot 328
Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, glass beads,

The facial features of the figures are heavily rubbed due to feeding procedures.


The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3050413 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 204 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, p. 419


Publications

AHDRC: 0145419


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