Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oke Iho, Oyo · ID: 3036982

Description

wood, matt blackish brown patina, “osun”, necklace with glass beads, two metal rings, angular shoulders, diagonal incisions on the breast, hands with abducted thumbs resting aside the thighs, face with a striking pointed chin, corresponding with the tapering headdress, flat facial features, metal nails as pupils, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing part at the back of the base;
rare “ibeji” type !

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 428