Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3043451
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, typical “pinched” face and crown-shaped coiffures, facial features rubbed off, slightly dam. (ear), traces of insect caused damage (bases)
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92
Publications
AHDRC: 0150558