Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3033166

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, necklace with miniature glass beads and bar-shaped bead, the eyes inset with metal tags, typical facial features with “egba” tribal marks, elaborate disc-shaped coiffure with fine incisions, unusual formed hands, extremely delicate carved, paint rubbed off in some areas

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033166 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 335 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 129