Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3035216
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 26,5 cm und 27 cm
H: 10.4 inch und 10.6 inch
Description
wood, coated with a thick layer of clay-like dark brown patina mixed with camwood powder, crown-shaped coiffures with bright indigo blue paint, three strings of glass beads, two strings with cowrie snails at the wrist of the female figure, characteristic eyes that seem to be closed and a “pinched” expression on the face, slightly dam., abrasion of thick layers of paint in some areas (above all at the coiffure)
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 203