Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ipokia · ID: 3039848
Vendu
1 600 €
Provenance
Joachim Herrmann, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany (1999)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, kaolin, three strings of glass beads, narrow faces with overlong pointed chin, concentrical tribal marks lateral on face, crested coiffure with grooves, additional: cape embroidered with colourful miniature glass beads, slightly dam. (ear), cracks
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 249