Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Neumeister, Munich, 15 November 2007, Lot 106Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder, glass beads,
Carved with Islamic triangle “tirah” and shoulder flaps.
Comparing literature
Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 150 Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 540Publications
AHDRC: 0108546