Zemanek-Münster
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3050413
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Lot 204
102nd Auction

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.

Comparing literature

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

Publications

AHDRC: 0145419

Africa
Figures

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