Yoruba Peoples, unusual Ere Ibeji female twin

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

Female twin Ere Ibeji Yoruba peoples Nigeria, West Africa Early 20th century Wood with indigo pigment 12" H In very fine condition; showing long ritual use and with facial features worn smooth. Raw in

**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 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

**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

A carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such d

A carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such d

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

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

Yoruba Peoples, twin ere ibeji figures, ex-museum, 19th/20th c., Nigeria, carved wood male figures with blue pigmented hair, metal and beaded jewelry, each approx. 10"h Provenance: Deaccessioned works

Female ere-ibeji Yoruba peoples Nigeria early 20th century Wood with glass beads 11"H In good condition, with old eroded and missing sections; fine lustrous, medium brown patina remains Provenance: ol

A carved wooden idol from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such daily handling is r

A carved wooden idol from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such daily handling is r

Rare and fine Male and female ere Ibeji pair Yoruba peoples Igbomina region Nigeria Early 20th century Wood with encrusted, medium brown, aged patina; glass beads and metal Heights: 11.5 and 11 in., r

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

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

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

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

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples circa 1900-1975 and collected in 1975, previously reviewed by Charles D Miller III as well as a member of the Ethnic Arts Council of Los Angeles. Figures both disp