Male twin figure "ere-ibeji" in cowrie shell cape · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo · ID: 3033690
Vendu
200 €
Description
wood, dark brown patina, camwood powder, black paint, metal tag eyes, strings of red miniature glass beads and coconut-discs, typical characteristics: high towering hairdo arranged in four lobes, eyelashes framing the eyes, tapering mouth, marks on the abdomen and grooved ornamentation running around the base, slightly dam.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 361