Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3034377
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, GermanyDescription
wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue paint, camwood powder, ornament, pear-shaped face, crowned by a narrow tapering coiffure, both eyes originally provided with metal tag pupils (now removed), carved with plateau sandals and the islamic triangle on breast and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (right side of the head)
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 597