Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3036756
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, black paint, encrusted with “osun”, string with coconut discs, metal ring, angular Oyo tribal marks, hairdo made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head, typical marks on the belly, drilled pupils (nail heads missing), washing patina on the face, detail: asymmetrical nose wings, slightly dam. (ears), abrasion
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 361