Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, encrustation with camwood powder, black and indigoblue paint (base and coiffure), seven strings of miniature glass beads and small coconut discs, two cowrie shell strings, highly abstract face: nose and mouth summarized, bulgy eyes arranged on either side of the head, while the ears are situated on the back of the head, linear incisions, slightly dam., crack (base)