Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Lot: 329
88th Tribal Art AuctionMale/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Private Collection, Berlin, Germany | H: 9.8 inch | sold |
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: crested coiffure, "Egba" tribal marks, hand position and loincloth of the male figure, both richly adorned with strings of glass beads, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features abraded, min. dam. (eyes)
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 108, ill. 1