Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, Abeokuta · ID: 3042329
Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, three strings of glass beads, male/female, tribe typical facial features and coiffures, male figure with loincloth, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), proportionally small hands with central drilling, slightly dam. (nose of the female figure), missing parts (base of the male figure), rep. (three breakages at the base plates), abrasion of paint
The object Couple of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3042329 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 341 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 131