Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu Ode · ID: 3036762

Description

wood, dark brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, “osun”, necklace with glass beads, male/female, prominent features: eyes close together underneath beam-like brows, bulging cheeks with the nose- and mouth part widely projecting to the front, the nose particularly broad, slightly dam., cracks

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3036762 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 373 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 284