Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Egba · ID: 3032158

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, strings of glass beads, beautiful modelled head with regular facial features, drilled pupils without nail heads, cap-like coiffure with grooved pattern, slightly dam., hairline crack (right side of the body), rep. (base);
an “ibeji” figure is carved as symbolic replacement for a deceased twin and in order to serve as new abode for his soul.The “babalawo” performs the traditional ritual of transferring the soul into the wooden figure. They are called “ere ibeji”. The Yoruba word “ibeji” means “twin”, “ere” = “sacred image”.

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3032158 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 100 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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