Lot: 94


Pair of twin figures, one female, one male, region Igomina/ Ila.
Very high hair styles, scarification marks on cheeks and abdomen. Male figure with prominent penis. Muslim-designed pendants on the chest and back, shoulder ornaments. Cowrie shells. Indigo dye on coiffure, minimal residue of red wood on body, fine old patina.
Wood, glass-beaded and tree-bark necklaces.

Small crack on the hair of the male figure.

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Hammer Price: 1,300 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980, p. 300, pl. 195.