Lot: 89


Pair of twin figures, male and female, region Egba.
On rectangular pedestals, scarification marks on cheeks and abdomen.
Wood, glass-beaded necklaces, residue of red wood on body, fine old patina.

Bite marks on both figures. The front area of the female figure's pedestal has decayed.

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Hammer Price: 1,500 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980, p. 139, pl. 39.