Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Offa · ID: 3042148
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
German Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, eight strings of glass beads/coconut discs, metal tag eyes, big head rising from proportionally small body with overlong arms reaching to the feet, face with prominent nose/mouth area and angular scarification marks, striking large ears, slightly dam.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 616