Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3037356
sold
EUR 600
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, mat brown patina, blackish-blue paint at the coiffure, four strings with coconut discs, one glass bead necklace, triangular eyes with metal tags (the right one missing respectively), different hairdo, the male carved with the islamic triangle “tirah”, zigzag decor running around the base, elaborate carved, the female a bit smaller, slightly dam. (right ear/crest of the male figure)
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 507