Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3039823
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Toder, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1972)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27,8 cm
H: 10.9 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, metal tag eyes, striking voluminous shoulder-breast area, significant characteristics: hairdo, lancet-shaped tribal marks, eyes with surrounding eye-lashes, scarifications on the abdomen, grooved base, slightly dam. (left ear)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363