Figure de jumelle "ere ibeji" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba, Etat de Kwara, Ilorin / Shaki · ID: 3049416

Description

wood, paint, pigment residues, glass beads, metal, leather,

An exceptionally beautiful “ibeji” figure with a fine, matt patina, richly hung with jewelry as a sign of appreciation. The facial features are heavily rubbed by repeated feeding and washing procedures, the nail heads in the eyes are still present.

Littérature comparée

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 264, ill 150