Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ife, Gbongan · ID: 3050415
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Billy (William) Pearson (1920-2002), La Jolla, USAKarl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm & 26 cm
H: 9.8 inch & 10.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs,
Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family’s wealth.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 310 (AHDRC 0106607)