Paire de figures jumelles "ere ibeji" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Ife, Gbongan · ID: 3050415
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Billy (William) Pearson (1920-2002), La Jolla, USAKarl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Description
wood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs,
Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family’s wealth.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 310 (AHDRC 0106607)