Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with shorts
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Igbo Ora
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Mareidi Singer, Munich, Germany (1991)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 24,3 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, a string of coconut discs wrapped around the hips for six times, necklace from red abrus seeds, drilled ear holes and pupils (ornament and metal tags missing), projecting disc-shaped coiffure openworked in parts, tribal marks on the face, both hands touching the thighs with the fingertips, slightly dam., minor missing part (right ear, left eye), abrasion