Lot: 72


Female twin figure. Region Shaki.
Scarification marks on forehead, cheeks and abdomen, zig-zag decoration on the pedestal.
Wood, glass-beaded necklaces. Residue of red wood on body, fine old patina.

Insect bites on body and pedestal, chip on the back of the pedestal, abrasions.

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Hammer Price: 900 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980, p. 245, pl. 134.