Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3033689
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Provenance
Mama Adamou, Lomé, TogoGerman Private Collection (acquired between 1969-1971)
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, encrusted with camwood powder “osun”, various strings of glass beads and coconut discs, metal rings, the eyes inset with metal tags, islamic triangle on breast and back, epaulettes on the shoulders, projecting crested coiffure, the cheeks coated with angle-shaped incisions in concentrical arrangement, slightly dam.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 543