Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3041187
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965/66)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, three strings of glass beads, strong encrustations with camwood powder/palm oil, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), large head with pleasing soft facial features, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, facial features slightly rubbed off, slighty dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 376