Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)	H; 11.2 inch	This object is not available anymore.

wood, brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder, carved with loincloth, rich scarification marks on breast, stomach and back, abundant glass bead ornament (10 strings), drilled pupils (metal tags missing), facial features abraded through repeated feeding procedures

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