Female twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie cape
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede, Oyo
sold
EUR 1,400
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, the body entirely covered by a cowrie snail cape with broad shoulders, clay-like mass on breast and back, diamond-shaped eyes with framing eyelashes, crown-shaped coiffure, traces of old age