Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3043451
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, typical “pinched” face and crown-shaped coiffures, facial features rubbed off, slightly dam. (ear), traces of insect caused damage (bases)
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3043451 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 321 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92
Publications
AHDRC: 0150558