Zemanek-Münster
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina, Size: H: 23 cm resp. 23,5 cm (H: 9.1 inch resp. 9.3 inch), ID: 3033240
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Lot 285
71st tribal art auction

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3033240

sold EUR 1,800
Size
H: 23 cm resp. 23,5 cm
H: 9.1 inch resp. 9.3 inch

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, three strings of glass beads, narrow faces with fine carved disc-shaped coiffures widely projecting to the back, beautiful modelled bodies with accentuated hands and feet, elaborate carving (coiffure, loincloth), arrow-shaped tattoos on the breast of the female figure, slightly dam., minor missing part (ear of the female on the right), rep.

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3033240 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 285 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 560

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