Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustation with camwood powder, showing a nearly military strong posture, sharp cut facial features, the pupils originally stud with metal tags, horizontal incisions on the cheeks, high towering crested coiffure with fine grooves, slightly dam., cracks (base, left forearm)