Zemanek-Münster

Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo/ Ilorin · ID: 3042546

sold EUR 730
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s)
Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 25,5 cm (each)
H: 10.0 inch (each)

Description

wood, matt middle brown (washing) patina, indigo blue pigment, encrustations with camwood powder, the female figure abundantly adorned (strings of glass beads and coconut discs, cowrie shells), prominent faces with large eyes, broad tripartite nose and “fishmouth”, tribal marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (base of the male figure on the backside), rep. at the same place (breakage)


The object Couple of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3042546 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 325 achieved a sales price of EUR 730.

You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today