Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin · ID: 3050413
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 18 October 2014, Lot 328
Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, glass beads,
The facial features of the figures are heavily rubbed due to feeding procedures.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, p. 419
Publications
AHDRC: 0145419