Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon · ID: 3037518
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Wassenaar, The NetherlandsSize
H
23,5 cm, resp. 24,5 cm
H
9.3 inch, resp. 9.6 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, five strings of miniature glass beads, male/female, the bodies strongly encrusted with camwood powder “osun”, metal tag eyes, linear scarification marks on forehead and cheeks, flat broad noses, notched mouth, slightly dam.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 411