Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin, Master of the Twisted Faces
Price
EUR 900
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Serge Schoffel, Brussels, BelgiumAndré Kirbach & Jörg Kirbach-Kreß Collection, Krummhörn, Germany
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, incrustations with redwood flour,
Very beautiful “ibeji” with rich patina and bright blue pigment on the coiffure, richly decorated with a necklace with silver plate pendants.
For two figures very similar in physiognomy, hairstyle and body formation, see AHDRC 0107582 and 0108462. They are attributed to a “Master of the Twisted Faces”.