Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
sold
EUR 900
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: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, rich blackish brown shiny patina, traces of camwood powder, six strings of miniature glass beads, crown-shaped coiffure in five lobes, pointed mouth, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features rubbed off, slightly dam., minor missing parts by insect caused damage (backside/coiffure)