Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila area or Ajasse · ID: 3033904
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, remains of indigo blue pigments, encrustations with redwood powder “osun” in some areas, strings with miniature glass beads and coconut discs, two cowrie snails attached, the pupils originally inset with metal tags (only one preserved), slightly dam., paint rubbed off, rep. (the left foot of each figure);
carved in the style of the carver Dagikonle of Igbomole.
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033904 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 281 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, ill. 75 Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 628