Nigeria, Two Sets of Yoruba Ibedji Twin Figures

a set of female twins adorned with beads and a set of male and female fraternal twins adorned with beads and brass rings. Tallest 11.75 in.

Two: 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 in

Yoruba, Nigeria, Pair of twin figures 'Ibedji', Male and female figures each on a round base, high hairstyle structure, collection sticker. Wood, remnants of redwood pigmentation on the body and indig

Two carved wood Ibejis (twin) figures. Male and female. Yoruba, Nigeria. Height: 11 inches. Provenance: Professor Sanford and Dornbusch.

Group of nine various African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria figures, including: two pairs of ibeji twins, wearing strands of beads and cowrie shells; together with five various male and female statuaries; H:

Group of nine various African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria figures, including: two pairs of ibeji twins, wearing strands of beads and cowrie shells; together with five various male and female statuaries; H:

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

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

African, Yoruba people of Nigeria, Ibeji twin idol sandstone carving sculpture with two figures sitting back to back with hands over ears and mouths. 4.5" H x 2.5" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the es

**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

Two pairs of carved wood Ibejis figures, Yoruba, Nigeria. A pair of female twins, and a pair male and female twins, Heights: 10 inches. Provenance: Professor Sanford and Barbara Dornbusch.

Two Yoruba Female Twin Figures, Ìlá Òràngún, Nigeria ere ibeji Wood, beads Heights 12 1/4in (31cm) Provenance Robert Plant Armstrong Collection, Dallas Christies, Paris, 15 M

Pair 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 t

Two Old African Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures. Carved and paint decorated wood with beaded necklaces and belt. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 1) 11.75'' x 3.5'' x 2.5'' (30 x 9 x 6

A SET OF ERE IBEJI YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, 10.5" AND 11" PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JANINE AND JOSEF GUGLER. SEE ALSO THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART.

A single male Ibeji twin figure, Yoruba, Nigeria, with a pretty golden brown patina from long handling, wearing a small beaded belt and a large iron bracelet, 10.5"h Provenance: Estate of Raymond G. H

A group of 3 Ibeji twin figures. Yoruba, Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Female figure. 10 3/8"h x 3"w x 2 1/2"d. ++ Figure. 10"h x 3"diam. ++ Figure. 10 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w x 3"d.

A group of 3 Ibeji twin figures. Yoruba, Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Figure. 10 5/8"h x 3"w x 2 3/4"d. ++ Figure. 10"h x 3 1/2"w x 2 3/4"d. ++ Figure. 12 1/2"h x 4"w x 2 3/4"d.

Stylized 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 the

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

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, 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, 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

Yoruba Female Twin Figure, Nigeria ibeji Wood, pigments, glass beads, metal, encrustations Height 10 3/4in (27.3cm) Provenance Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 1994, Lot 108 Stanley Lederman Collection, New