Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho · ID: 3033229
Vendu
800 €
Description
wood, blackish-brown patina, three strings with beads of wood, resp. glass and coconut discs, encrustations with camwood powder, the eyes inset with metal tags (one missing), angle-shaped scarification marks on temples and cheeks, triangular tattoos on the neck, slightly dam.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 426/427