Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3042548
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s)Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 29 cm (female), 29,5 cm (male)
H: 11.4 inch (female), 11.6 inch (male)
Description
wood, blackish brown, resp. reddish brown patina, beautiful regular facial features, high towering coiffures and eyelashes extremely fine grooved, drilled pupils, base with notched rim, slightly dam., nose and mouth abraded, min. insect caused damage
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 387