Big female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3035233
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, remains of black and indigo blue pigment, large vaulted eyes with eyelashes at the lower rim, a high towering coiffure rising in four lobes, big breasts, islamic triangle on breast and back, three strings of coconut discs around the waist, the big feet carved with sandals, rep. at the same place by metal clamps (drilled hole), slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off (coiffure)
Comparing literature
Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 149