Paire de figures jumelles "ere ibeji" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Etat de Kwara, Egbe · ID: 3049152
Vendu
1 800 €
Provenance
Mama Adamou, Lomé, Togo (1981)Description
wood, pigments, glass beads, metal, cowrie shells,
Beautiful pair of figures, particularly richly decorated. Long years of use in the cult have rendered the facial contures of these figures barely recognizable.
Littérature comparée
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 280, ill. 171