Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, Shaki
Vendu
4 500 €
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1983)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Taille
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, strings of miniature glass beads/coconut discs, tripartite hairdo, large diamond-shaped eyes with metal tag pupils (one missing), lancet-shaped cheek scarifications, thumbs and finger tips clamp-like flanking the thighs, facial features strongly abraded (nose/mouth), fine cracks