Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
· Nigeria, Yoruba
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ID: 3037009
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanyGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, “osun”, high towering shaved hairdo with indigo blue pigment, pear-shaped face with slanting eyes, broad angular shoulders, short legs, encrusted sacrificial patina (foot zone, base), strong abrasion of facial features through feeding procedures, missing parts through insect caused damage backside at the coiffure