Standing male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3037895
Description
wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, black paint, indigo blue pigment, bulging forehead, projecting chin, cap-like coiffure with tapering earflaps, incised lattice pattern on the belly, amulet “tirah” on breast and back, zigzag pattern around the disc-shaped base, metal tag eyes (the left one missing), slightly dam. (chin), missing part (right hand) filled with camwood paste, cracks
The object Standing male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3037895 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 297 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 506