Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Igbesa/Ado Odo
not available anymore
Provenance
Galerie Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanySize
H: 25/26 cm (male/female)
H: 25/10.2 inch (male/female)
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, miniature glass beads, coconut discs, brass tags, individual coiffures, slightly dam., missing parts (both bases, crested coiffure of the female), base
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 242 & 231Publications
AHDRC: 0150556