Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo · ID: 3041188
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
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)
Littérature comparée
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 48