Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3040459

Description

wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, abundantly adorned with strings of glass beads and coconut discs, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, cap-like coiffures with incised ornaments, sides of the face coated with grooved tattoos, metal tag pupils preserved, faces with strong washing patina, slightly dam., small missing parts (one ear), cracks/rep.(?) base of the female figure

The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3040459 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 299 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 377