Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeij" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo · ID: 3035355
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Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 28cm, resp. 29,5 cm
H: 28cm, resp. 11.6 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, heavy-weighted crested coiffure with lobes aside, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, arranged in right angle, prominent ears, abraded facial features, slightly dam. (coiffure, ear)
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 239