Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Ijebu Ode · ID: 3040472

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Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Peter Fuchs, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 25,7 cm
H: 10.1 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, elaborate necklace from glass and stone beads with cowrie shell pendant, two strings of coconut discs, lowered head with half closed lids, pointed mouth situated at the tip of the chin, lancet-shaped tattoos, “shaved” crested coiffure, slightly dam. (left ear), crack (base)


The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3040472 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 301.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 255


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