Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,

wood, pigments, metal, H: 31 cm, H: 12,2 inch Provenance: Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Y

wood, matt brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, fine work of carving, incised scarification marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), abrasion of paint, slightly stained p

wood, pigments, glass beads, cowrie shell, plant fibre, H: 27,5 cm, H: 10,8 inch Provenance: German Collection Continent: Africa

wood, pigments, glass beads, metal, H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands Lit.: Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 126 f. Continen

wood, colour pigments, glass beads, metal, In 1980 Stoll published a pair of figures that bear striking resemblance to the present figure. He describes the pair as very unusual and places them in the

wood, 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 inch

wood, 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 min

A Yoruba Female Twin Figure ere ibeji, Shaki, Oyo state, Nigeria Height: 11 ¾ inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

A Yoruba Female Twin Figure ere ibeji, Igbomina, Igbomina state, Nigeria Height: 12 inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

A Yoruba Female Twin Figure ere ibeji, Ila Orangun, Igbomina state, Nigeria Height: 10 ¾ inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

**Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century. A female "Ere Ibeji" figure standing with both arms at her sides upon an integral round base. She presents w

**Originally Listed At $800** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A set of hand-carved wooden Ere Ibeji figures depicting a matched pair of female twins. The figures have

YORUBA WOOD ERE IBEJI FIGURES (2), FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, H 10 1/2":Carved wood twin figures, including 1 male and 1 female, each wears bead and metal bracelets. Two items total. Property of the

Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying b

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings represent

**Previously Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned w

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings represent

Yoruba Peoples, unusual Ere Ibeji female twin, 20th c., Nigeria, carved wood with blue and black paint, strung beds, the rigid standing female figure with carved coiled hair and pronounced breasts, 12

wood, pigments, metal, glass beads, coconut discs, cowrie shells, H: 31,3 cm, H: 12,3 inch Provenance: Christa's Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 March 2015, Lot 318 Karl-L

wood, camwood powder, crowrie shells, glass beads, nails, For the Yoruba the birth of twins promised wealth and prosperity, which is symbolized by the attached strings of cowrie snails . H: 30,5 cm, H

wood, camwood powder, glass beads, H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2002) Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 255

wood, camwood powder, pigments, nail heads, H: 30 cm, H: 11,8 inch Provenance: Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, cat. 393 Continent:

wood, colour pigments, glass beads, coconut discs, H: 27,5 cm, H: 10,8 inch Provenance:Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 198

wood, H: 24 cm, H: 9,4 inch Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, cat. 153 Continent: Africa