Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3035212

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of indigo blue paint, encrustations with camwood powder, male/female, the pupils inset with metal tags, three vertical incisions on the cheeks, beautiful old age patina, the facial features strongly abraded through long ritual usage, paint rubbed off, the coiffures slightly dam. on the backside, fine cracks;
in the style of the Igbuke family of carvers. The typical marks on the abdomen and the grooved ornamentation running around the base are easily recognizable.

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035212 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 260 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 57