Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila area · ID: 3039467
Swiss Private Collection
Description
wood, blackish-brown patina, encrusted in some areas, small remains of indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, striking massive hairdo in five crown-shaped jags, the head overlong and thin with large eyes and animal-like ears, abundant breasts decorated with carved amulet, the body slender with narrow sloping shoulders rising from short legs, scarifications on cheeks and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039467 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 363.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 304, ill. 204