Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti (Northern Ekiti) · ID: 3037242

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, string of miniature glass beads, crested coiffure with long side lobes, unusual facial features: thorn-like projecting forehead, hanging “bulgy eyes”, nose with bowed bridge and broad nostrils, tapering mouth, incised tribal marks, drilled ear holes with remains of cord, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion (facial features)