Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho · ID: 3034426
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Provenance
Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, GermanyUdo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder, black paint at the crested five-lobed coiffure, the eyes inset with metal tags, incised scarification marks on body and face, the mouth extremely rubbed off (through feeding procedures), slightly dam., minor missing parts
Comparing literature
Jantzen, Hanni, Doppel-Leben, München 1993, p. 33