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Female twin figure "ere ibeji", Esubiyi workshop

Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
Vendu 500 €
Provenance
Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germany
Taille
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, blue paint, necklace with miniature glass beads, beautiful and fine worked example with the sign of the carver at the bottom of the base, typical features: high crested coiffure, drilled ear holes, Egba tribal marks, unusual position of oversized hands, drilled eyes, metal tags missing, nose tip slightly abraded, paint rubbed off (crest)


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 129

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