Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowrie shell cape · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke style · ID: 3048110
Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, pigments, fabric, cowrie shells, dam. / missing parts (cape)
More than anywhere else, “ibeji” from Oyo can be found wearing cowrie coats. Cowrie shells were once legal tender in West Africa, and this gesture is an indication of the high regard paid to the deceased by his family, and the wealth of the family as well.
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with cowrie shell cape with the object ID 3048110 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 92 achieved a sales price of EUR 750.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 156 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0107474