Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3043210

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: crested coiffure, “Egba” tribal marks, hand position and loincloth of the male figure, both richly adorned with strings of glass beads, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features abraded, min. dam. (eyes)

The object Male/female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3043210 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 329 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 108, ill. 1