Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila-Orangun
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Graf Karl Wilhelm von Finckenstein, Munich, GermanySize
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
wood, matt middle brown patina, indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, richly encrusted with “osun”, characteristic traits: the artificial crown-shaped coiffure, the carved islamic triangle “tirah” on breast and back, slender body with both hands resting aside the thighs, small traces of insect caused damage (coiffure, backside), cracks in the mass and in the wood (right shoulder)