Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo · ID: 3036759
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, black paint, encrustations with “osun”, rhombic eyes with metal tags as pupils, prominent mouth area (nose, upper and lower lip and chin stepped), diagonal incisions across the left shoulder, slightly dam., crack (right side of the head, leg/base at the same place), washing patina on the face
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 465