Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo (Kwara State), Illorin
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, matt middle brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, three strings with coconut discs and miniature glass beads, strong arms, accentuated breasts, the high towering hairdo arranged in four lobes, big circular eyes with drilled pupils (metal tags missing), incised scarification marks, mouth and nose part with traces of abrasion deriving from repeated feeding procedures, slightly dam., cracks