Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3036959

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, “osun”, remains of black/indigo blue paint, characteristic traits: extreme short legs akimbo, the nose very short likewise, a small pointed mouth projecting to the front, linear tribal marks on the cheeks and bulgy coiffure, adorned with necklaces of rod-shaped glass beads, one of the figures wearing strings of cowrie shells around each wrist, slightly dam., abrasion of paint;
the cowry shells are meant as money, to indicate the wealth of the family.

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3036959 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 355 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 309, ill. 209