Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, Oyo
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Old British CollectionSize
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, pigments, metal tag eyes (missing for the male figure), adorned with strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, large eyes with grooved eyelashes, tripartite nose, broad mouth with bulging lips, diagonal incisions around the base, slightly dam., fine crack (disc-shaped base/left leg of the male figure)