Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
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87th Tribal Art AuctionFemale twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Ursula Voorhuis, Sint Agathe, The Netherlands | H: 10 inch/ 10.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, matt reddish brown patina, traces of black and indigo blue pigment, glass bead necklace, big eyes with framing eyelashes and drilled pupils (metal tags missing), linear skin scarifications on forehead and cheeks, fine grooved bipartite high towering coiffure, encrustations with camwood powder "osun", slightly dam., abrasion of paint (eyes, mouth)