Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Egba
sold EUR 700
Size
H: 26 cm & 27 cm
H: 10.2 inch & 10.6 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, camwood powder, necklace with glass bead pendant, lancet-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, ornamental ears, stylized hands with elongated fingers, eyes without drilled holes, slightly dam., cracks, minor chips, rep. (base of the female figure)


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 31

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