Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin, Egbe
not available anymore
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, GermanySize
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, five metal rings, two characteristic features of Egbe “ibeji”: the crown-shaped hairdo and the position of the hands with both resting in front of the belly, the faces are flat with its features rubbed off through long ears of use in the cult, characteristic tribal marks on cheeks and forehead, eyes with inlay, slightly dam.