Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s)Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 29,5 cm/30 cm
H: 11.6 inch/11.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder “osun”, male/female, elongated heads with broad flat noses and pierced coiffures, abundantly adorned with scarification marks on forehead and cheeks, in the area of breast and belly, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint