Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3034389

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, narrow elongated heads with high towering coiffures, unusual faces: flattened mouth zone, accentuating the elongated tapering nose, strong upper arms, incised ornaments at the base, nail heads in the eyes (removed with one of the figures), slightly dam., paint rubbed off backside