Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3037966
sold
EUR 1,000
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, string of miniature glass beads, regular facial features, symmetrical arranged body, fine grooved coiffure in four lobes, headband, prominent navel with radial tattoos underneath, metal tag eyes (now missing), slightly dam., nose and mouth strongly rubbed off through permanent feeding procedures, minor missing part through insect caused damage
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363