Couple de figures jumeaux "ere ibeji"
Nigéria, Yoruba, province d'Ilorin / État de Kwara
Vendu
1 300 €
Taille
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, coconut discs, cowry shells, one nail head (eyes) preserved
Comparable “ibejis”, probably by the same carver, illustrated by Stoll (1980, p. 260 f.). The figures show greatest similarities in body shapes, physignomy and hairstyle, right down to the pedestals decorated with incised ornamentation.