Zemanek-Münster

Twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3033211

sold EUR 600
Provenance
American Private Collection
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, middle brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder “osun”, indigoblue pigment, 4 strings with glass beads, 3 strings with coconut discs, big diamond-shaped eyes framed by eye-lashes, linear incised tattoos on forehead and cheeks, the facial features rubbed off from feeding procedures, slightly dam.


The object Twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033211 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 333 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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