Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeij" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo · ID: 3035355
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Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 28cm, resp. 29,5 cm
H: 28cm, resp. 11.6 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, heavy-weighted crested coiffure with lobes aside, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, arranged in right angle, prominent ears, abraded facial features, slightly dam. (coiffure, ear)
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeij” with the object ID 3035355 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 254.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 239