Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo · ID: 3036554
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, GermanyInge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
H:29 cm
H:11.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, encrusted with “osun” (camwood powder), slightly tapering mouth, lancet-shaped scarifications in groups of three on forehead and cheeks, drilled pupils (nails missing), crown-shaped coiffure, radial tattoos on the belly, missing parts (base), abrasion of paint, acrylic base
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 446