Pair of female twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijara, Igbomina
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster Würzburg, 26. Juli 1997, lot 341Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm resp. 28,5 cm
H: 11.0 inch resp. 11.2 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, encrusted with camwood powder “osun”, two strings with coconut discs, faces with well-rounded cheeks, tapering mouth with bare teeth, pyramidal protruding eyes, tribal marks, arms with incised lines, slightly dam. (coiffure), cracks