Lot: 151

82nd Tribal Art Auction

Figure jumeau "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Toder, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1972)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
H: 27,8 cm Vendu

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, metal tag eyes, striking voluminous shoulder-breast area, significant characteristics: hairdo, lancet-shaped tribal marks, eyes with surrounding eye-lashes, scarifications on the abdomen, grooved base, slightly dam. (left ear)


Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363