Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3037966
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, string of miniature glass beads, regular facial features, symmetrical arranged body, fine grooved coiffure in four lobes, headband, prominent navel with radial tattoos underneath, metal tag eyes (now missing), slightly dam., nose and mouth strongly rubbed off through permanent feeding procedures, minor missing part through insect caused damage
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037966 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 311 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363