Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3035216

Description

wood, coated with a thick layer of clay-like dark brown patina mixed with camwood powder, crown-shaped coiffures with bright indigo blue paint, three strings of glass beads, two strings with cowrie snails at the wrist of the female figure, characteristic eyes that seem to be closed and a “pinched” expression on the face, slightly dam., abrasion of thick layers of paint in some areas (above all at the coiffure)

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3035216 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 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 203