Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin · ID: 3037354

Description

wood, mat brown patina, remains of black and indigo blue paint, encrustations with camwood powder, strings of glass beads and coconut discs, male/female, with their bodies and faces nearly identical formed: crown-shaped coiffure, large eyes with prominent eyelashes, fish-snout mouth, base with incised ornaments, metal tag eyes (missing with the male figure), slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (left side of the head/male figure), fine cracks

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037354 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 326 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 260