Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse · ID: 3042140
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany (1998)Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment and camwood powder, three strings of coconut discs, two strings of glass beads, typical pear-shaped face with filed incisors and high towering crested coiffure, the body covered with incised linear scarification marks, elaborate coiffure, plateau sandals, min. abrasion of paint
Publications
AHDRC: 0142030