Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu Ode
sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, GermanySize
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, “osun”, necklace with glass beads, male/female, prominent features: eyes close together underneath beam-like brows, bulging cheeks with the nose- and mouth part widely projecting to the front, the nose particularly broad, slightly dam., cracks