Pair of female twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu Aran · ID: 3042637
Description
wood, softly luminous brown patina, indigo blue pigment, camwood powder, each of the figures abundantly adorned (three strings of coconut discs, metal bracelets, anklets from copper sheet), one of the figures additionally adorned with four cowrie shells, female sexual characteristics especially emphasized, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (facial features, coiffure on the backside), crack.
Cowrie shell ornament is an indication of the high regard paid to the deceased by his family, and the wealth of the family as well.
The object Pair of female twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3042637 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 167 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 571 ff.