Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) Area / Kwara State · ID: 3047134

sold EUR 3,400
Provenance
Ian Auld, Halstead, England
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, camwood powder, glass, metal,
Characteristic of the “ibeji” from the Egbe region are the hands which are folded over the belly.


The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3047134 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 197 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 173


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