Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction
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148 Male twin figure "venavi"
This object is not available any more.
Togo, Ewe
wood, light brown patina, typical form, a rectangular face with bulging coiffure, slightly dam, on base; alike the "ibeji" figures of the Yoruba, the "venavi" figures were carved for deceased twins or triplets. They serve as abode for the spirit of the deceased. The Ewe women used to care for them, they were fed, washed and caressed. For the Ewe venerate twins and look upon them as connection to the otherworld.
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold.
339 Female shrine figure "ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
wood, reddish brown pigment, black paint, remains of indigo blue pigment, encrustations with camwood powder, strings of glass beads around hips and wrists, asymmetrical arranged body (breasts), eyes with nail inlay (missing on the left), lancet-shaped scarification marks, sacrificial traces (crushed clam shells on the underside), 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: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
341 Female couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo Area
wood, brown patina, traces of black and indigo blue paint at the coiffure, strings of miniature glass beads around the hips, faces with classy profile: the mouth parts protruding, the receding forhead accentuated by an elaborate coiffure, slightly dam., missing parts (base), cracks, on plate
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ute Wittich, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 225, ill. 113 ff.
Sold.
342 Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, 9 necklaces with ancient glass beads, millefiori beads amongst others and resp. coconut discs, the pupils inset with nail heads (missing for the female figure), linear and lancet-shaped scarifications on the face, in most cases Ibadan "ibeji" have carved ornaments on the base, missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks
H: 26/26,5 cm
H: 26/10.4 inch
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
343 Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Abeokuta
wood, light brown and reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, male/female, nearly identical formed bodies with square shoulders and large heads with disc-shaped crested coiffures, each with lancet-shaped tattoo on the back, slightly dam., cracks
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Price: 300 - 600 €
344 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo Style, Igbuke Workshop
wood, rich reddish brown patina with traces of black paint, remains of indigo blue colour at the coiffure, engraved brass ring at the right wrist, well-balanced round forms, regular facial features, typical coiffure and paunch, slightly dam., missing parts backside (base, left ear, coiffure)
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Gayle Hanlon, Frankfurt, Germany
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 165, ill. 61
Sold.
345 Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba
wood, shiny brown patina, black paint, both hands resting in front of the belly, crown-shaped coiffure, pierced pupils, slightly dam., missing part (right ear), cracks
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Provenance
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany
Zemanek-Münster Würzburg, 5. Tribal Art Auktion, 25. März 1995, Lot 343
Sold.
346 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Ogbomosho
wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder "osun", black paint, high-crested coiffure, tattoos on the belly, pronounced genitalia, angled skin scarification marks, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks (base)
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Provenance
collected in situ, 1963 - 1973
Literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 238
Sold.
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