Twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Imala, Egbado · ID: 3032861
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1960)Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, string with bar-shaped glass beads, typical Abeokuta characteristics: curious gesture of the hands, Egba tribal marks, high crested coiffure, instead of the usual loincloth the “ibeji” wears shorts, drilled pupils, slightly dam., missing parts (at the back of the coiffure)
The object Twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3032861 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 142 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 183