Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033861
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Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, encrusted with clay, twelve strings with glass beads, resp. coconut discs, drilled pupils (just one of the metal tags preserved), angular incised scarifications on the cheeks, linear tattoos on breast and abdomen, high crested coiffure with side lobes, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, cracks, traces of old age