Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3039167

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, camwood powder “osun”, faint traces of indigo blue pigment, strings with coconut discs and polychrome miniature glass beads, characteristic features: crown-shaped coiffure, separated from the face by two grooves, “pinched” facial features, eyes with framing eyelashes, tribal marks on face and belly, facial features rubbed off through repeated feeding procedures, missing parts through insect caused damage (coiffure of the male figure), strong abrasion of paint, traces of old age and usage in the cult

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3039167 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 362.

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Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202 ff.