Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, Shaki · ID: 3039826
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1983)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, strings of miniature glass beads/coconut discs, tripartite hairdo, large diamond-shaped eyes with metal tag pupils (one missing), lancet-shaped cheek scarifications, thumbs and finger tips clamp-like flanking the thighs, facial features strongly abraded (nose/mouth), fine cracks