Three pairs of twin figures ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3038002

Description

wood, dark brown patina, a) female pair of twin figures “ere ibeji”, Oyo, characteristic form, metal tag pupils removed, abundantly adorned with strings of glass beads, facial features rubbed off, h: 27 cm, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage backside at the base; b) couple of twin figures “ere ibeji”, Ibadan/Owu, characteristic feature: the shape of the head: pointed at the top with a broad and flat chin, metal tags removed, facial features rubbed off (above all with the male figure), h: 25 cm, rep. (base backside/male figure); additional: c) couple of twin figures “venavi”, Ewe/Togo, greyish brown patina, traces of camwood powder, rep. (right shoulder of the female figure), h: 20/21,5 cm, slightly dam., cracks, base

Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 297 (b)