Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3034279
Vendu
650 €
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, two strings with glass beads, two with cowrie snails, on breast and back carved with islamic triangles, high towering coiffure with remains of indigo blue paint, tapering mouth, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 549