Lot: 83


Male twin figure on platform sandals. Scarification marks on forehead and cheeks.
Triangular back and breasts, carved necklace, pointed abdomen.
Wood, glass-roded necklace, nails as pupils. Traces of indigo dye on coiffure, residue of red wood on body, glazed old patina.

Minimal crack on the left half of the face.

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Hammer Price: 800 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Supporting literature: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980; Ulrich Klever, Bruckmann's Handbuch der Afrikanischen Kunst, Munich 1975.