Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
Vendu
800 €
Provenance
Swiss Private CollectionTaille
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, lusterless brown patina, black and indigo blue paint at the coiffure, encrusted with clay, two metal rings, four strings of glass beads, delicate regular facial features, scarification marks in two rows on the cheeks, “jelly bag cap”-like coiffure, tattoos on the belly, incised lattice-pattern at the base, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure), socle