Female twin figure "ere ibeji" with beaded hat ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, Ilogbo · ID: 3039246

Description

wood, rich blackish-brown patina, fine grooved high towering coiffure with chignon, mouth with broad lips, arms straight aside body, elaborate embroidered bonnet with pointed ear flaps, decorated with animal motifs on both sides, facial features extremely abraded by permanent feeding procedures, slightly dam.

The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with beaded hat with the object ID 3039246 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 367 achieved a sales price of EUR 280 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 201