Figure jumelle "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon
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Provenance
Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanyTaille
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina with remains of black paint, indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, encrustations with camwood powder, elongated narrow face with bipartite high-towering coiffure, large eyes with eylashes along lower lid, “animal”-like ears, tapering mouth, concentrical incisions on the cheeks, round shoulders and arms, metal tag pupils missing, abrasion of paint (eyes, coiffure)