Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) area / Kwara-State · ID: 3046445
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Helge Persson, Mölndal, SwedenPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 28,5/29 cm
H: 28,5/11.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, glass beads, metal tag eyes (one missing), washing patina (reverse side)
Only with “ibejis” from this area are the hands folded over the stomach. Another characteristic are the high crown-shaped hairstyles.
The object Pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3046445 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 53 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 279 ff.