Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan · ID: 3033860
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustation with camwood powder, showing a nearly military strong posture, sharp cut facial features, the pupils originally stud with metal tags, horizontal incisions on the cheeks, high towering crested coiffure with fine grooves, slightly dam., cracks (base, left forearm)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033860 was part of the auction 71st tribal art auction on November 24, 2012. The object with the lot number 278 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 72