Quadruplet "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe · ID: 3034831

Description

wood, middle brown patina, indigo blue and black paint at the coiffure, encrusted with clay in some areas, two female and two male figures, drilled pupils (nail heads missing), flat facial planes with broad noses and big eyes framed by eye lashes, horizontal and vertical incised scarification marks, slightly dam., cracks (backside), facial features abraded;
in the Yoruba language the word “ibeji” means “twin” (“ibi” = born, “eji” = two). In rare cases there are triplets, called “ibeta” (“ibi” = born, “eta” = three), and even more rare are quadruplets, like the present figures.

The object Quadruplet “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3034831 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 280 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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