Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun, Workshop of the "Master of the smiling face" ("Master of the Archaic Smile")

sold EUR 3,500

Provenance

Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands

Size

H: 28 cm

H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, pigments, metal,

Beautiful figure with attractive facial features, which are heavily rubbed due to repeated feeding procedures.

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 559 f.

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