Male twin figure "ere ibeji" in magnificent cowry coat

Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun

sold EUR 1,600

Provenance

Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany

Size

H: 29 cm

H/B: 18 cm/ 29 cm (coat)

H: 11.4 inch

H/B: 7.1 inch/ 11.4 inch (coat)

Description

wood, camwood powder, glass beads, cowry shells, fabric, leather, cord, old native repair

Beautiful “ibeji” with big expressive eyes and friendly features, wearing the Islamic triangle on chest and back.

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 291

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