Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho · ID: 3041189
sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965/66)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, strictly symmetrical arranged limbs, high towering coiffure with triangular decor, scarification marks on face, breast and nape, eyes spread with blackish mass, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the base, cracks, min. insect caused damage (right heel)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 421