Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan, Owu · ID: 3034378
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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, GermanySize
H: 29 cm resp. 30 cm
H: 11.4 inch resp. 11.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, male/female, heavily built body, prominent tribal marks on the face, pupils originally inset with metal tags, slightly dam., minor missing parts, mass missing in some areas, cracks
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 294