Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede
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. 92Publications
AHDRC: 0150558