Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin
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. 419Publications
AHDRC: 0145419