Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Offa/Igbomina · ID: 3037358

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, black paint and indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, three strings of coconut discs, strings of cowrie shells at the left wrist, unusual form of the face with “hanging” cheeks, short tripartite nose and small eyes with metal tag pupils, long ears, incised scarification marks on the belly, overlong arms nearly reaching down to the ground, slightly dam., crack (backside)

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037358 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 332 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 610