Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Oyo · ID: 3037427
Vendu
600 €
Description
wood, matt shiny middle brown patina, five strings of glass beads, metal tag eyes, distinctive pear-shaped face with “bulgy eyes” and a broad nose, mouth with notched upper and lower lip, sloping shoulders, bulging belly with accentuated navel, rising from extremely short legs and big feet, slightly dam., rep. (base), minor missing part at the same place
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 467