Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Igbomina · ID: 3039819
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Peters, Viernheim, Germany (1974)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 33,5 cm & 35,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch & 14.0 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, blackish-blue paint, camwood powder, seven strings with glass beads/four with coconut discs, metal tag eyes, striking long and thin faces with high towering crested coiffures, prominent facial features and projecting ears, linear tribal marks on both sides of the face, the body composed of geometrical forms, slightly dam. (right foot), crack (base)