Lot: 86


Pair of female twin figures, region Egba.
On a quadratic pedestal, scarification marks on cheeks and abdomen.
Wood, glass-beaded necklace. Minimal traces of indigo dye on coiffure, dark, glazed old patina.

Minimal bite marks on head, breast, side of the body, arm and the back of the pedestal.

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Hammer Price: 950 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980, p. 139, pl. 37.