Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Ijebu Ode
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
collected in situ by a British civil servant working in Nigeria 1958 to 1962Finch & Co, London, 2007
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
wood, glass beads, missing part / insect caused damage, rest.
Comparing literature
Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 306Publications
Finch & Co, "Ibeji", Cat. No. 13, London 2007AHDRC: 0108573