Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina · ID: 3033240
Vendu
1 800 €
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, three strings of glass beads, narrow faces with fine carved disc-shaped coiffures widely projecting to the back, beautiful modelled bodies with accentuated hands and feet, elaborate carving (coiffure, loincloth), arrow-shaped tattoos on the breast of the female figure, slightly dam., minor missing part (ear of the female on the right), rep.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 560