Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), elaborate carved facial features with a broad nose and a laughing mouth with full lips, cap-like coiffure, tribal marks, carved loincloth, slightly dam., crack (right side of the head, base), minor missing parts