Small male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033694

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder, four strings with beads of various materials (wood- and miniature glass beads, coconut discs), metal tag eyes, striking: the projecting chin, slightly dam., missing part (left foot tip, part of the rectangular base), cracks (left side of the head), on pedestal

The object Small male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033694 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 272.

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