Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Egbe · ID: 3049152
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Mama Adamou, Lomé, Togo (1981)Size
H: 27,5 cm & 28,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch & 11.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, glass beads, metal, cowrie shells,
Beautiful pair of figures, particularly richly decorated. Long years of use in the cult have rendered the facial contures of these figures barely recognizable.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 280, ill. 171