Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Esubiyi workshop · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3039908
Description
wood, brown patina, blue paint, necklace with miniature glass beads, beautiful and fine worked example with the sign of the carver at the bottom of the base, typical features: high crested coiffure, drilled ear holes, Egba tribal marks, unusual position of oversized hands, drilled eyes, metal tags missing, nose tip slightly abraded, paint rubbed off (crest)
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji”, Esubiyi workshop with the object ID 3039908 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 302 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 129