Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo
sold
EUR 250
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, encrustations with camwood powder, metal tag eyes, six strings of glass beads, cord with cowrie shells, large head with triangular nose and tapering mouth, prominent high towering coiffure with horizontal grooves, handle-shaped arms, diamond-shaped pattern around the base, slightly dam. (nose bridge)