Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3034377

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue paint, camwood powder, ornament, pear-shaped face, crowned by a narrow tapering coiffure, both eyes originally provided with metal tag pupils (now removed), carved with plateau sandals and the islamic triangle on breast and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (right side of the head)

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034377 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 240 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 597