Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ado Odo
sold
EUR 1,800
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, rich blackish brown shiny patina, 11 strings of glass beads/coconut discs, strong shoulder/breast area, long arms aside the body with distinctive posture of hands, heads with projecting faces and differently designed coiffures, prominent notch in the upper lip, metal tag eyes (one missing), the male figure carved with loincloth, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, rising from flat square bases, minor insect caused missing parts (backside at the male figure), crack, abrasion of paint