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Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oke Iho, Oyo
Vendu 380 €
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Taille
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, matt blackish brown patina, “osun”, necklace with glass beads, two metal rings, angular shoulders, diagonal incisions on the breast, hands with abducted thumbs resting aside the thighs, face with a striking pointed chin, corresponding with the tapering headdress, flat facial features, metal nails as pupils, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing part at the back of the base;
rare “ibeji” type !


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 428

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