Beautiful pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba/Shaki
sold
EUR 3,200
Provenance
wahrscheinlich Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, GermanyKetterer, Munich, 12 December 1987, lot 194
Manfred Pütz, Cologne, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, kaolin, remains of indigo blue pigment, male/female, striking slender bodies with fine carved scarifications and ornamental decor, round bulging eyes, pupils with black inlay, facial features strongly abraded (due to the regular applying of food offerings and innumerable face washings), slightly dam., old missing parts (body of the female on the right/crown of the male figure).
For a similar pair of figures see Stoll (1980, p. 138, ill. 36).
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 138, ill. 36Publications
AHDRC: 0150361