Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965/66)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Taille
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown shiny patina, indigo blue pigment, six strings of glass beads, resp. coconut discs, incised scarification marks, encrustations with camwood powder/palm oil, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features strongly abraded, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure)