Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, Oyo · ID: 3039391

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, pigments, metal tag eyes (missing for the male figure), adorned with strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, large eyes with grooved eyelashes, tripartite nose, broad mouth with bulging lips, diagonal incisions around the base, slightly dam., fine crack (disc-shaped base/left leg of the male figure)

The object Male/female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039391 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 361 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519