Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
American Private Collection, New YorkHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, typical Oyo characteristics: elongated head and hairdo, three lancet-shaped Oyo-marks, slightly dam., missing part through insect caused damage (coiffure);
in the style of the Igbuke family of carvers, the typical marks on the abdomen and the grooved ornamentation running around the base recognizable.