Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbmina, Offa · ID: 3040501

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Description

wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, black paint, red and white pigment, typical face with a striking short nose and round chin with notched mouth, pupils with inlay of dark wood, both sides of the face coated with incised linear scarifications, broad body with short legs widely spread, slightly dam., minor missing parts (both eyes)

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Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 606

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Publications

David Zemanek, Nigeria - Kult und Ritus, Würzburg 2002, ill. 21

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