Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke Style · ID: 3050975
sold
EUR 400
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, cowrie shells, glass beads,
The twin figures that have become known as “Oyo-Ibeji” are stylistically largely uniform in design. This carving style was shaped by the Igbuke carving family. Other carving families in Oyo adopted this style.
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3050975 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 187 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 360 f.