Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo · ID: 3035867
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, remains of black paint and indigo blue pigment, hood-like coiffure, the face widely projecting to the front, showing a broad nose and a tapering mouth, linear incisions on the cheeks, drilled pupils (nailheads missing), facial features abraded from feeding procedures (mouth, nose), scarification marks on the belly, slightly dam., missing parts (on top and backside of the coiffure), encrustations with camwood powder
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035867 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 122 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 97