Online catalogue for the 61st tribal art auction
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345 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Abeokuta
wood, reddish brown patina, disc-shaped base, the arms in wide bows with the fingertips resting aside the thighs, crowned by an oval head with protruding chin and fine grooved crested coiffure, pierced pupils, incised tattoos, strings of miniature glass beads and coconut shell discs, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rim of the base, coiffure, right breast)
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 105 f.
Sold.
346 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba
wood, dark brown patina, black and indigo blue paint, encrusted with camwood powder, a male and a female figure, with big feet rising from disc-shaped bases, schematized bodies decorated with strings around the hips, short necks supporting heads with high cresting coiffures and oversized ears, the face sides coated with deeply grooved skin scarification marks, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
H: 25,5 cm resp. 26,5 cm
H: 10 inch resp. 10.4 inch
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
347 Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ede
wood, red and dark brown patina, identical formed bodies with round shoulders and handle-shaped arms, crowned by narrow heads with high-towering pierced coiffures, eyes with lowered lids and framing eyelashes, strings with coconut discs, the bodies strongly encrusted with camwood powder "osun", traces of indigo blue pigment (coiffure), slightly dam., missing parts (breasts); as the Yoruba believe that twins have a combined, inseparable soul, the moment one of the twin dies, the life of the other is immediately imperiled, because the balance of his soul is seriously disturbed. Therefore an artisan is ordered to carve a small wooden figure to serve as new abode for the soul of the deceased. The "babalawo" performs the traditional ritual of transferring the soul into the wooden figure. They are called "ere ibeji". The Yoruba word "ibeji" means "twin", "ere" = "sacred image".
H: 28 cm
H: 11 inch
Provenance
Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1958)
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 200 f.
Sold.
348 Female "ere ibeji" twin figure
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ijebu
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, encrusted with camwood powder, the upper part of the body with round shoulders and handle-shaped arms bent forward, the head showing a protruding nose/chin area while the crested coiffure projects backwards, pierced pupils, incised scarification marks, slightly dam. minor missing parts (ears, coiffure, right eye), crack (breast, left side of the head)
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 146 f.
Sold.
349 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Igbomina
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, encrusted with camwood powder, min. remains of indigo blue pigment, arms in flat bows with the big hands resting aside the thighs, the head with broad jaw and flat chin carved with a tapering mouth, crowned by a high tapering coiffure, vertical incised scarification marks on abdomen and back, breasts and shame accentuated, slightly dam., paint rubbed off; Igbomina names a tribe with Ila Orangun as capital, which, along with - Abeokuta, Oshogbo and Ekiti - forms one of the most important centres of traditional Yoruba wood carving.
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12 inch
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 211
Sold.
350 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Oshogbo
wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder "osun", indigo blue pigment (coiffure), a male and a female figure, showing nearly identical bodies with free carved arms arranged in flat bows, elongated heads with tapering mouth and high towering crested coiffures, incised eyelashes, pupils with inserted nail heads (the right one missing in each case), incised scarification marks on the cheeks, slightly dam., minor missing part (mouth of the female figure)
H: 26 und 27 cm
H: 26 und 10.6 inch
Provenance
French Collection
Sold.
351 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Oyo
wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, remains of black and indigo blue pigments (coiffure), voluminous, handle-shaped arms with both hands resting aside the thighs, crowned by a narrow elongated head with tapering mouth and grooved coiffure in four lobes, big eyes with pierced pupils, lancet-shaped scarification marks aside, strings with coconut discs and miniature glass beads, slightly dam.; in the style of the Igbuke family of carvers. The typical marks on the abdomen and the grooved ornamentation running around the base are easily recognizable.
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Provenance
French Collection
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 57
Price: 600 - 1000 €
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