Figure de jumeau "ere ibeji" dans un manteau de cauris
Nigéria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Vendu
1 600 €
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany (1965)Taille
H: 27 cm
H/B: 18 cm/ 29 cm (coat)
H: 10.6 inch
H/B: 7.1 inch/ 11.4 inch (coat)
Description
wood, camwood paste, indigoblue pigment, coconut discs, leather, nailheads (eyes) missing, washing patina
The features of this beautiful old “ibeji” are rubbed almost beyond recognition by feeding procedures.
On the heavy coat, which is covered with cowrie snails, two packages with magical charges have been preserved. One cowrie string has come loose, some shells are missing.