Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta · ID: 3043210
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Private Collection, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: crested coiffure, “Egba” tribal marks, hand position and loincloth of the male figure, both richly adorned with strings of glass beads, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features abraded, min. dam. (eyes)
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 108, ill. 1