Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun Igbomina
Vendu
300 €
Taille
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder, three strings of glass beads, carved with abdominal chain, the islamic triangle “tirah” on breast and back, high towering coiffure with grooves and raised middle ridge, fingers resting flat aside the thighs, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam. (backside), minor missing parts (eyes, tip of the hairdo), traces of old age