Online catalogue for the 64th tribal art auction
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268 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ekiti
wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, 4 strings with glass beads, 2 with coconut discs, male/female, conical coiffure with linear incisions, knob-shaped on top, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, hairline cracks, very rare type !
H: 29,5 cm, collected in situ, 1975 - 1982 (Togo)
H: 11.6 inch, collected in situ, 1975 - 1982 (Togo)
Literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, n. 334
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269 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Egbe
wood, strong washed patina, encrustations with camwood powder "osun", 3 strings of glass beads, male/female (one breast missing), high crown-shaped coiffures, slightly dam., chips (camwood powder and paint), traces of insect caused damage (male figure backside)
H: 29 cm resp. 30 cm, collected in situ, 1975 -1982 (Togo)
H: 11.4 inch resp. 11.8 inch, collected in situ, 1975 -1982 (Togo)
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270 Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Egbe
wood, middle brown patina, black and indigo blue paint at the coiffure, nails forming the pupils, linear scarification marks (body and face), slightly dam., minor missing parts (crested coiffure), cracks, wash patina
H: 20 cm resp. 21 cm, collected in situ, 1975 - 1983 (Togo)
H: 7.9 inch resp. 8.3 inch, collected in situ, 1975 - 1983 (Togo)
Price: 300 - 600 €
271 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in beaded gown "ewu ileke"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ede
wood, reddish brown and dark brown patina, remains of indigo blue paint at the coiffure, two strings of blue glass beads, camwood powder "osun", a male and a female figure, the cape embroidered with polychrome glass beads, slightly dam., minor missing parts (above all face and coiffure of the female figure); "ibeji" figures were carved in remembrance of a deceased twin and it was cared for them just as for the surviving child. Accordingly sometimes they were supplied with such noble vests called "ewu", in the hope that the spirit of the dead child will return again in another birth to remain in the home.
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
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272 Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ijebu
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, encrusted with camwood powder, strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, cowrie snails attached, metal- and brass ring, drilled ear holes, pierced pupils, slightly dam. (backside at the base), paint rubbed off; for the Yoruba the birth of twins promised wealth and prosperity, which is symbolized by the attached strings of cowrie snails.
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
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273 Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Igbomina
wood, middle brown patina, black paint and remains of indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, traces of kaolin, encrustations with camwood powder "osun", two strings with small coconut discs, scarification marks, the islamic triangle amulet "tirah" on breast and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts (thumb of the right hand), traces of insect caused damage (back of the shoe soles)
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10 inch
Provenance
Sold.
274 Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Abeokuta
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint in some areas (coiffure), two brass rings, slender body with accentuated navel, eyes with pierced pupils, small traces of insect caused damage (ear and neck right hand side)
H: 28 cm
H: 11 inch
Price: 800 - 1600 €
275 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Igbomina
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustations with "osun", remains of indigo blue pigment, eyes with metal tags, two strings with miniature glass beads, typical characteristics of the specific Igbomina type: the short nose, the puckered mouth, the angle-shaped tribal marks, broad body, round forms, very good condition; for a nearly identical pair of ibejis see G. Stoll, Ibeji, München 1980, ill. 209
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
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276 Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Shaki
wood, reddish brown patina in thick encrusted layers, encrustations with "osun" (camwood powder), numerous strings of coloured miniature glass beads, eyes with metal tags, showing an upright, nearly stiff postures with square shoulders, narrow heads with high towering crown-like coiffures, "claw-like" hands with the finger tips resting aside the tighs, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion; possibly a mixed type: parts of the hair-do, the face and the body are in Shaki style, the hand position in the style of the Abeokuta carvers, and the ornamented pedestal in the style of the Ilorin.
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany
Published in
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 137
Sold.
277 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Igbomina
wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder "osun", black paint at the coiffure, male/female, adorned with six resp. seven strings of glass beads and ear ornament, metal tags as pupils (one missing), egg-shaped heads with a tapering coiffure in two lobes, angle-shaped incised scarification marks at the temples, completed by linear tattoos underneath the eyes, slightly dam.; as the Yoruba believe that twins have a combined, inseparable soul, the moment one of the twins 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: 25,5 cm
H: 10 inch
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 207
Price: 4000 - 8000 €
278 Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Igbomina/Ila
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder "osun", traces of indigo blue pigment, strings of black glass beads around the hips, brass chains, the eyes inset with metal tags, distinctive heads with broad jaw and flat chin, filed incisors, lancet-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, places of repair (both feet of one of the figures); for a comparable pair see G. Stoll, Ibeji, 1980, ill. 192. Possibly in the style of the master carver Dagikonle of Igbomole. Igbomina is the name of 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: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany
Literature
Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 46
Price: 4500 - 9000 €
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