Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse · ID: 3039243
German Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, camwood powder, body and facial features of the larger figure strictly symmetrical with clear cut forms, adorned with strings of coconut discs/glass beads and magnificent beaded bonnet with crowning bird; back, arms and breast coated with accurately cut concentric tattoos, the smaller figure in contrast much simpler; characteristic features common to both: high towering cap-like coiffure with pointed earflaps, filed incisors and tribal marks on the cheeks; unusual detail: rectangular ears, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage at the base of the smaller figure, abrasion of paint
The object Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039243 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 366 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 628