Sold2017A Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Twin Idols, African ArtA carved wooden set of "Ibeji" style dolls from the Yoruba of Nigeria, West Africa. Incised designs and accented with a blue pigment on top. male and female set measure 12.5 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2016Pair of Yoruba, Nigeria Ibeji twin figures withPair of Yoruba, Nigeria Ibeji twin figures with elongated breasts, worn and eroded integral bases, 10.5"h. Provenance: Retired Southern California Art Professor who collected tribal art beginning in tSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pair Carved Wooden Ibeji DollAfrican Art Pair Carved Wooden Ibeji Doll from Nigeria 8.75"H x 2.75"WSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pair Carved Wooden Ibeji DollAfrican Art Pair Carved Wooden Ibeji Doll from Nigeria 9.75"H x 2.75"W No ReserveSee Sold Price
Sold202370385: Four Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji NigeriaFour Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji Nigeria, early to mid 20th century One pair with attached cowrie strands. Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr. RicharSee Sold Price
Sold202370394: Four Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji NigeriaFour Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji Nigeria, early to mid 20th century One pair on high-soled sandals, the others on integral circular bases. Provenance: Property frSee Sold Price
Sold202370389: Five Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji NigeriaFive Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji Nigeria, early to mid 20th century Including a pair of miniatures. Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr. Richard and JSee Sold Price
Sold2020Pair of African Yoruba Ibeji (Twins) Figures, NigeriaPair of African Yoruba Ibeji (Twins) Figures, Nigeria. Carved and paint decorated wood with beaded jewelry and cowrie shell strands. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis,See Sold Price
Sold2016Rare pair of Yoruba Ere Ibjei twin idols, African ArtA very finely carved pair of Ibeji twin idols from Nigeria, West Africa.Ibeji are known to the Yoruba as two people who share one soul. If one of the human twins dies, whether as a child or an adult,See Sold Price
Sold2021Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, camwood powder, glass beads, Particularly striking about this pair of figures are the unusually rich body scarifications.The pair is published in Gert and Mareidi Stoll's standard work on YorubaSee Sold Price
Sold2018Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, rich reddish brown shiny patina, black paint, abundantly adorned (three strings of glass beads/coconut discs each), encrusted with camwood powder, slightly dam., insect caused missing parts, craSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, greyish brown patina, camwood powder "osun", indigo blue/black paint at the coiffure, male/female, both likewise abundantly adorned with metal ring, numerous necklaces with coconut discs and minSee Sold Price
Sold2015Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, pigments, metal tag eyes (missing for the male figure), adorned with strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, large eyes with grooved eyelashes, triSee Sold Price
Sold2024Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Ife, Gbonganwood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs, Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family's wealth. H: 25 cm & 26 cm, H: 9,8 inchSee Sold Price
Sold2017A pair of Yoruba Ibeji twin idols from NigeriaThis is a rare pair of wood sculpture from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Featuring a pair of Twin Idols, male and female. Such idols were used in the Twin cult as mediums to the spirit wSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Pair of Ibeji Twin IdolsA carved wooden set of male and female twin idols with strong classic treatment to the faces and form,embellished with indigo pigments and signs of handling. The tallest doll is 9.5 inches tall. YorubSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Beaded Coat and Ceremonial Cap for A Ibeji DollAn antique mated Beaded Coat and ceremonial cap meant for an Ibeji twin doll, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The coat measures 8.5 x 9 inches, the hat is 6.5 inches tall. Provenance: A PrivateSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pair of Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people, NigeriaStylized pair of wooden Yoruba twin figures with tapering heads, high forehead, large diamond-shaped eyes and broad smiles displaying traditionally filed incisors. The features are recognizable as theSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Twin IdolsA Carved wooden set of Ibeji dolls or twin idols in the classic carving style for the Yoruba. This set of female twins has facial scars, decorated coiffure, linear designs, wooden pegs inset in to theSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Twin IdolsA carved wooden set of male and female twin idols with strong classic treatment to the faces and form,embellished with indigo pigments and signs of handling. The tallest doll is 9.5 inches tall. YorubSee Sold Price
Sold202370393: Three Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji NigeriThree Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures, ibeji Nigeria, early to mid 20th century On integral circular bases. Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr. Richard and JanSee Sold Price
Sold2018YORUBA, TWIN FIGURES (IBEJI), NIGERIATwo: Early 20th c. Male and female pair Carved wood, beads Largest 12 1/2" x 3" The Yoruba of Nigeria have the highest recorded rate of twin births in the world, with an estimated 45 sets of twins inSee Sold Price
SoldPAIR OF TWIN MALE IBEJI FIGURES ht. 10 in. each.PAIR OF TWIN MALE IBEJI FIGURES Yoruba, Nigeria, each standing on a circular base, with raised feet, legs set apart with the arms detached from the body and hands on thighs, broad shoulders beneath thSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Pair of African Yoruba Twin Figures - Ere Ibeji,A Pair of African Yoruba Twin Figures - Ere Ibeji, Nigeria, ca. 1960-70's, Carved and painted wood with beaded decorations. H: 9 1/2 W: 3 1/2 D: 3 3/4 in. Collection of Melvin J. Fox, The Ford FoundatSee Sold Price