Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, Ilaro · ID: 3039824
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany (1985)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 25,5/26,5 cm
H: 25,5/10.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, four strings of glass beads per figure, pleasing facial features, large hands resting aside the thighs, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), tribal marks on the face, facial features strongly abraded by repeated feeding procedures, slightly dam. (coiffure backside), minor missing part (neck)
Comparing literature
Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, p. 297