Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,
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wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, pigments, metal tag eyes (missing for the male figure), adorned with strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, large eyes with grooved eyelashes, tripartite nose, broad mouth with bulging lips, diagonal incisions around the base, slightly dam., fine crack (disc-shaped base/left leg of the male figure)
H: 26,5 cm, H: 10,4 inch
Provenance:
Old British Collection
Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519
Continent: Africa
H: 26,5 cm, H: 10,4 inch
Provenance:
Old British Collection
Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519
Continent: Africa
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Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,
Estimate €400 - €800
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