Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3040459

Description

wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, abundantly adorned with strings of glass beads and coconut discs, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, cap-like coiffures with incised ornaments, sides of the face coated with grooved tattoos, metal tag pupils preserved, faces with strong washing patina, slightly dam., small missing parts (one ear), cracks/rep.(?) base of the female figure

Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 377