Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3034279
sold
EUR 650
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, two strings with glass beads, two with cowrie snails, on breast and back carved with islamic triangles, high towering coiffure with remains of indigo blue paint, tapering mouth, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 549