Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin / Shaki · ID: 3049416
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, paint, pigment residues, glass beads, metal, leather,
An exceptionally beautiful “ibeji” figure with a fine, matt patina, richly hung with jewelry as a sign of appreciation. The facial features are heavily rubbed by repeated feeding and washing procedures, the nail heads in the eyes are still present.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 264, ill 150