Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3033166
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanySize
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, necklace with miniature glass beads and bar-shaped bead, the eyes inset with metal tags, typical facial features with “egba” tribal marks, elaborate disc-shaped coiffure with fine incisions, unusual formed hands, extremely delicate carved, paint rubbed off in some areas
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 129