Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3041187
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Description
wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, three strings of glass beads, strong encrustations with camwood powder/palm oil, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), large head with pleasing soft facial features, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, facial features slightly rubbed off, slighty dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure)
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3041187 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 68 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 376