Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila area or Ajasse
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrustations with redwood powder, indigo blue pigment, adorned with strings of glass beads, the eyes inset with metal tags (one missing), lancet-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, accentuation of the female sex characteristics, drilled ear holes, slightly dam. (rim of the disc-shaped coiffure);
in the style of the carver Dagikonle of Igbomole.