Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Esubiyi workshop ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3039908

Description

wood, brown patina, blue paint, necklace with miniature glass beads, beautiful and fine worked example with the sign of the carver at the bottom of the base, typical features: high crested coiffure, drilled ear holes, Egba tribal marks, unusual position of oversized hands, drilled eyes, metal tags missing, nose tip slightly abraded, paint rubbed off (crest)

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 129