Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Egba
sold
EUR 925
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, string with coconut discs fivefold wrapped around the hips, characteristic traits: the projecting disc-shaped coiffure, Egba tribal marks, hands in a 90° angle to the body; arrow-shaped scarifications on the breasts, fomerly drilled pupils, slightly dam. (nose, coiffure)