Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3036977

Description

wood, shiny reddish brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, figures with extreme short legs, bulging belly and round shoulders, short necks support proportionally large heads, wearing fez-like headdresses with pierced superstructures, flat noses with broad alea are completed by projecting fish mouth-like snouts, striking big ears projecting from the back of the head, scarifications on body and face, nailheads as pupils (missing apart from one), slightly dam. (base), cracks;
rare “ibeji”-type !
Both figures richly adorned with strings of glass beads and coconut discs, one figure provided with cowrie shell strings, both abundantly spread with “osun” (camwood powder).

L’objet Male pair of twin figures “ere ibeji” avec l’ID d’objet 3036977 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 77th tribal art auction dans 28 juin 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 363 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 000 €.

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Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 483