Female twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell cape ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Eruwa · ID: 3040897

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, seven strings of miniature glass beads, four cowrie shells attached to cord, rich scarification marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam., minor missing parts (left ear); cape from coarse cotton cloth, embroidered with cowrie shells, hems bordered in leather, slightly dam., some cowries missing (shoulder area)

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” in cowrie shell cape with the object ID 3040897 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 289 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 146