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Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Offa, Igbomina
Vendu 1 200 €
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Taille
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, encrusted in some areas, “osun”, small body with handle-shaped arms rising from short legs akimbo, head with long and pointed ears, wearing a high tapering headdress, the small face provided with short nose and and projecting mouth, scarification marks on the cheeks, slightly dam.;
rare “ibeij” type !


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 615

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