Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke Style · ID: 3050975
sold
EUR 400
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, cowrie shells, glass beads,
The twin figures that have become known as “Oyo-Ibeji” are stylistically largely uniform in design. This carving style was shaped by the Igbuke carving family. Other carving families in Oyo adopted this style.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 360 f.