Zemanek-Münster

Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3042917

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

Holz, rich blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, abundantly adorned with strings of colourful miniature glass beads (9/resp. 11), drilled pupils, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: high crested coiffures, tribal marks and unusual hand posture, one of the figures “signed” at the bottom of the base with diamond-shaped emblem, slightly dam., bases of both of the figures marked by insect caused damage


The object Female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3042917 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 330 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 108


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