Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan, Owu · ID: 3041593

Description

wood, brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, narrow face with slanted face halves and crested coiffure, richly adorned with scarification marks, carved with bracelets, grooved pattern running around the base, metal tag pupils, slightly dam. (back), crack (coiffure), facial features abraded

The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3041593 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 295