Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo · ID: 3047001
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany (1965)Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, camwood paste, glass beads, insect caused damage, nailheads (eyes) missing
An “ibeji” in typical Oshogbo style, pleasant, smooth and well-proportioned.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 214