Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbmina, Offa, Size: H: 23 cm (H: 9.1 inch), ID: 3040501

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Lot 296

83rd Tribal Art Auction

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbmina, Offa · ID: 3040501

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Murphy, Glasgow, Scotland

Size

H: 23 cm

H: 9.1 inch

Description

wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, black paint, red and white pigment, typical face with a striking short nose and round chin with notched mouth, pupils with inlay of dark wood, both sides of the face coated with incised linear scarifications, broad body with short legs widely spread, slightly dam., minor missing parts (both eyes)

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3040501 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 296 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 606

Publications

David Zemanek, Nigeria - Kult und Ritus, Würzburg 2002, ill. 21

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