Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
Vendu
1 100 €
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965/66)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Taille
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, abundantly adorned with 15 strings of miniature glass beads, resp. tiny coconut-discs, strong encrustations with paste from finely ground redwood and palm oil, large diamond-shaped eyes with drilled pupils (metal tags missing), skin scarification marks, facial features rubbed off by repeated feeding procedures, abrasion of paint (coiffure)