Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3039823
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, metal tag eyes, striking voluminous shoulder-breast area, significant characteristics: hairdo, lancet-shaped tribal marks, eyes with surrounding eye-lashes, scarifications on the abdomen, grooved base, slightly dam. (left ear)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039823 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 151 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363