Lot: 84
Male twin figure, region Gbongan-Modakeke.
Short-legged, scarification marks on cheeks.
Wood, glass-beaded necklace with Murano glass, tree-bark necklace, residue of red wood on body, fine old patina.
Minimal crack on the back of the left half of the face, chips in the coiffure.
Hammer Price: 650 €
115B -
03. June 2014 at
03. June 2014 at
Literature:
Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980; p. 192, pl. 83.
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