Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustations with “osun”, remains of black and indigo blue pigments, high towering coiffure with tapering flaps at the sides, face with flat chin and big eyes, lancet-shaped tribal marks on the cheeks, notched band ornaments on breast and arms, slightly dam., minor missing parts (on the left side of the base), paint rubbed off (coiffure)