Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3040459
Vendu
650 €
Provenance
Armin Ackermann, Munich, GermanyDescription
wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, abundantly adorned with strings of glass beads and coconut discs, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, cap-like coiffures with incised ornaments, sides of the face coated with grooved tattoos, metal tag pupils preserved, faces with strong washing patina, slightly dam., small missing parts (one ear), cracks/rep.(?) base of the female figure
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 377