Set of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3048131
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, Lot 317 (d - part of a couple)
Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Description
5 pcs., wood, redwood flour, indigo blue pigment, glass beads, cowrie shells,
a) male twin figure with crown-shaped coiffure, Oyo, Ede, h: 26,5 cm
b) male twin figure with fez-like headgear, Egba, Abeokuta, h: 23,5 cm
c) female twin figure with cowrie shell strands, Owu, Ibadan, h: 26,5 cm
d) female twin figure with abdominal tattoos, h: 23,5 cm
e) male twin figure with amulet, h: 25 cm
The object Set of twin figures “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3048131 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 246 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 370 (a); ill. 128 (b); ill. 296 (c)