Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan · ID: 3042555
sold
EUR 410
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s)Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, camwood powder, linear cheek scarifications, prominent checkerboard-pattern below the breast, grooved decor around the rim of the base, metal tag pupils, nose and mouth abraded, washing patina
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 295