Yoruba Ibeji Female Twin Protective Figure, Nigeria

African Yoruba Ibeji Female Twin Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood enhanced with blue pigment and red cinnabar traces. Provenance: Artemis Gallery; Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL. Size: 9.75'' x 3'' x 4'' (25

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

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

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

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 group of four Yoruba Ibeji figures. Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Male and female twin figures.10 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/2". ++ 2 male figures. 9 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/2".

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 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

A group of four Yoruba ibeji figures. Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Male and female twin Yoruba style ibeji figures. Piece 1: 11 1/2" x 3" x 3" Piece 2: 11" x 3" x 2 1/2". ++ Yoruba ibeji twin figure.10 1

Ca. mid 20thC. Good condition, with age-appropriate wear. Yoruba female Ibeji twin, with Igbomina facial scarification and an original old glossy patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

**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 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

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

A Yoruba Male/Female Pair of Twin Figures ibeji, Oyo, Oyo state, Nigeria Heights: 11 ¼ and 13 inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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

Carved wooden female effigy with a board cheeky face and toothy grin. Well handled and worn suggesting traditional use as a twin idol. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 9 inches tal

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