Twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowrie cape
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu Aran
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, encrusted with camwood powder, the body entirely covered by a cowrie cape with broad shoulders, clay-like mass in front of the breast, egg-shaped head with lancet-shaped scarification marks and unusual coiffure, traces of old age