Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igana
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, string of coconut discs wrapped around the hips in several rows, seven strings of glass beads and one with cowrie shells attached, metal tag eyes, triangular flattened faces, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (arms of one of the figures backside), cracks, abrasion of paint