Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3037356
Description
wood, mat brown patina, blackish-blue paint at the coiffure, four strings with coconut discs, one glass bead necklace, triangular eyes with metal tags (the right one missing respectively), different hairdo, the male carved with the islamic triangle “tirah”, zigzag decor running around the base, elaborate carved, the female a bit smaller, slightly dam. (right ear/crest of the male figure)
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037356 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 320 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 507