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Female twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell cape ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Eruwa · ID: 3040897

Vendu 600 €
Provenance
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, seven strings of miniature glass beads, four cowrie shells attached to cord, rich scarification marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), slightly dam., minor missing parts (left ear); cape from coarse cotton cloth, embroidered with cowrie shells, hems bordered in leather, slightly dam., some cowries missing (shoulder area)


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 146


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