Ensemble de figures de jumeaux "ere ibeji"
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Heinz Seeliger, Würzburg, Germany (d)Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, Lot 317 (d - part of a couple)
Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Description
5 pcs., wood, redwood flour, indigo blue pigment, glass beads, cowrie shells,
a) male twin figure with crown-shaped coiffure, Oyo, Ede, h: 26,5 cm
b) male twin figure with fez-like headgear, Egba, Abeokuta, h: 23,5 cm
c) female twin figure with cowrie shell strands, Owu, Ibadan, h: 26,5 cm
d) female twin figure with abdominal tattoos, h: 23,5 cm
e) male twin figure with amulet, h: 25 cm