Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Ijebu Ode · ID: 3040472
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Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyPeter Fuchs, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 25,7 cm
H: 10.1 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, elaborate necklace from glass and stone beads with cowrie shell pendant, two strings of coconut discs, lowered head with half closed lids, pointed mouth situated at the tip of the chin, lancet-shaped tattoos, “shaved” crested coiffure, slightly dam. (left ear), crack (base)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 255