Beautiful pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba/Shaki · ID: 3043202
Ketterer, Munich, 12 December 1987, lot 194
Manfred Pütz, Cologne, Germany
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, kaolin, remains of indigo blue pigment, male/female, striking slender bodies with fine carved scarifications and ornamental decor, round bulging eyes, pupils with black inlay, facial features strongly abraded (due to the regular applying of food offerings and innumerable face washings), slightly dam., old missing parts (body of the female on the right/crown of the male figure).
For a similar pair of figures see Stoll (1980, p. 138, ill. 36).
The object Beautiful pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3043202 was part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction on March 10, 2018. The object with the lot number 319 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,200 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 138, ill. 36
Publications
AHDRC: 0150361