Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3034377
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, GermanySize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue paint, camwood powder, ornament, pear-shaped face, crowned by a narrow tapering coiffure, both eyes originally provided with metal tag pupils (now removed), carved with plateau sandals and the islamic triangle on breast and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (right side of the head)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 597