Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oye, Ekiti · ID: 3034424
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Description
wood, rich reddish brown patina, indigo blue paint at the coiffure, string with glass beads and coconut discs, high towering crested coiffure with grooves and raised middle ridge, carved with the islamic triangle on breast and back, slightly dam. (nose), traces of insect caused damage at the coiffure
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034424 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 350