An Ibeji couple, Nigeria, with a high fez-like headdress, slim figure and long arms with long fingers of equal length resting on the thighs. The neck is slender, at the back of the neck begins the short part of a triangle (triangles occur e.g. in ibejis of the area of Ilorin, but mostly on the chest), which extends over the upper half of the back. The legs are short, with strong thighs. The breasts of the female figure are long and pointed and yet protruding, the pubes is decorated with a diamond pattern, the genitals of the male figure are emphasised. Both have three large bronze hoops hanging around the wrists on each side. The ears are accentuated and have a special shape (reminiscent of the Ibejis from the area of Ògbómoso). On the cheeks there are two arrow-shaped scarification marks. The base is round and flattened at the upper edge; Dark brown patina, faces very worn by heavy use. Larger remains of the sacrificial patina in several places.

Dr. Peri Klemm, "Ere Ibeji Figures (Yoruba peoples)," in Smarthistory, December 11, 2016, accessed October 28, 2019, https://smarthistory.org/ere-figures-yoruba-peoples/se. 

400 - 600,- Euro

sold

Height: 31 cm / 30 cm
Weight: 470 g / 460 g