Standing twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede · ID: 3037236
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, indigo blue pigment, string of glass beads, characteristic features: crown-shaped coiffure, eyes with notched eyelashes, incised scarification marks on face and belly, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the coiffure, traces of insect caused damage at the same place
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202 ff.