Female twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Southern Ilorin area · ID: 3048130

Description

wood, colour pigments, glass beads, metal,
In 1980 Stoll published a pair of figures that bear striking resemblance to the present figure. He describes the pair as very unusual and places them in the southern Ilorin area (Stoll, 1980, fig.158). The pair was auctioned on 23 September 2006 as lot 230 at Zemanek-Münster (AHDRC 0107131).

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3048130 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 85 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 269, fig. 158