Small pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba Area · ID: 3037624

Description

wood, brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, strings of miniature glass beads, female figure with typical radial tattoos on the belly, the male figure carved with a kind of shirt, both with different hairdo, the male figure with curious lancet-shaped scarifications on the cheeks, eyes with inlay, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all backside/left arm of the male figure);
rare!

The object Small pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037624 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 324 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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