Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Size: H: 28 cm (H: 11.0 inch), ID: 3034426

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Lot 233

72nd tribal art auction

Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho · ID: 3034426

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Provenance

Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, Germany
Udo 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

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