Paire de figures de jumelles "ere ibeji" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Abéokuta · ID: 3042917
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USADescription
Holz, rich blackish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, abundantly adorned with strings of colourful miniature glass beads (9/resp. 11), drilled pupils, typical Abeokuta carving style characteristics: high crested coiffures, tribal marks and unusual hand posture, one of the figures “signed” at the bottom of the base with diamond-shaped emblem, slightly dam., bases of both of the figures marked by insect caused damage
Littérature comparée
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 108