Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3036756
Vendu
400 €
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
Description
wood, matt brown patina, black paint, encrusted with “osun”, string with coconut discs, metal ring, angular Oyo tribal marks, hairdo made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head, typical marks on the belly, drilled pupils (nail heads missing), washing patina on the face, detail: asymmetrical nose wings, slightly dam. (ears), abrasion
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 361