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Lot 82 Dα

A PAIR OF MALE IBEJI

Auction 1045 - overview Brussels
27.01.2015, 11:30 - African and Oceanic Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.728 € (incl. premium)

A PAIR OF MALE IBEJI
Abeokuta, Nigeria

Each with tall median ridged coiffure and hatched apron, dark glossy patinas with traces of camwood powder.
22 cm. high

Provenance

Provenance:
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam
Fred ten Houten, Groningen
Galerie de Ruimte, Eersel

Literature

Literature:
Afrika. De ten Houten Collectie van Afrikaanse Kunst, Eersel, 1997, no.47.

Exhibitions

Exhibited:
Volkenkundig Museum Gerardus van der Leeuw, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 1971-1997.