Standing male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3037895
sold
EUR 200
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, black paint, indigo blue pigment, bulging forehead, projecting chin, cap-like coiffure with tapering earflaps, incised lattice pattern on the belly, amulet “tirah” on breast and back, zigzag pattern around the disc-shaped base, metal tag eyes (the left one missing), slightly dam. (chin), missing part (right hand) filled with camwood paste, cracks
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 506