Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USASize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
Holz, rich blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, abundantly adorned with strings of colourful miniature glass beads (9/resp. 11), drilled pupils, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: high crested coiffures, tribal marks and unusual hand posture, one of the figures “signed” at the bottom of the base with diamond-shaped emblem, slightly dam., bases of both of the figures marked by insect caused damage