Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3039757
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, GermanyAlexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 March 2009, lot 288
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, metal tag pupils, lancet-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, abundantly decorated with strings of cowrie snails, glass and brass beads, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (left ear, base)
The object Standing female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039757 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 150 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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