Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan · ID: 3042555
Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, camwood powder, linear cheek scarifications, prominent checkerboard-pattern below the breast, grooved decor around the rim of the base, metal tag pupils, nose and mouth abraded, washing patina
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3042555 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 322 achieved a sales price of EUR 410.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 295