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Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,

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Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,

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wood, brown patina, black pigment, encrustations with camwood powder "osun", abundantly adorned with four strings of coconut discs and one string with miniature glass beads, metal tag pupils, back and shoulders coated with concentrical scarification marks, facial features strongly abraded by repeated feeding procedures, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nape)
H: 27 cm, H: 10,6 inch
Provenance:
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa

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Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,

Name: Female twin figure \"ere ibeji\" - Nigeria, Yoruba,
SKU: 50969729
Price: 450 EUR
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