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Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan, Owu · ID: 3034378

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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
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


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