Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, GermanySize
H: 31,3 cm (female)/30,5 cm (male)
H: 12.3 inch (female)/12.0 inch (male)
Description
wood, brown patina, pigment remains, camwood powder, narrow elongated head with high towering four-parted coiffure, large eyes with framing eyelashes, nose with hanging tip, pointed mouth, three lancet-shaped Oyo marks on the forehead, characteristic scarification marks on the stomach, metal tag pupils (preserved in the left eye of each of the figures), abraded facial features, abrasion of paint backside, traces of insect caused damage (backside of the base)