Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo · ID: 3041188
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965/66)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown shiny patina, indigo blue pigment, six strings of glass beads, resp. coconut discs, incised scarification marks, encrustations with camwood powder/palm oil, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features strongly abraded, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure)
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3041188 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 69 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 48