Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3036197
Eduard Neyer, Heidelberg, Germany
Description
wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, camwood powder, string of beads around the waist, of characteristic form: elongated head with pointed mouth, big eyes framed by eyelashes, a high towering coiffure consisting of four lobes, round and thick arms, scarification marks on the belly, grooves in the base, slightly dam., nail heads missing, traces of insect caused damage (upper- and underside of the base), abrasion of paint;
in the style of the Igbuke family of carvers.
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3036197 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 497 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 161