Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun Igbomina · ID: 3040408
Description
wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder, three strings of glass beads, carved with abdominal chain, the islamic triangle “tirah” on breast and back, high towering coiffure with grooves and raised middle ridge, fingers resting flat aside the thighs, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam. (backside), minor missing parts (eyes, tip of the hairdo), traces of old age
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3040408 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 308 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 549