Paire de figures jumelles "ere ibeji" portant un manteau de cauris
Nigéria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
Vendu
2 300 €
Provenance
Mallam Abba Kallah, Hausa trader, NigeriaBalint B. Denes, Arizona, USA (coll. in the 1960s)
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 293
Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Taille
H: 28 cm / 28,5 cm
H / B: 39,5 cm / 15 cm (coat)
H: 11.0 inch / 11.2 inch
H / B: 15.6 inch / 5.9 inch (coat)
Description
wood, colour pigments, glass beads, coconut discs, fabric, cowrie shells,
Very nice pair of figures with heavily rubbed facial features, wearing heavy wide overcoat with cowrie shell trim.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 376Publications
AHDRC: 0107321