– | Lot 57

Lot: 57

Female twin figure, region Ibadan.
Short legs and arm, comparatively large head, coiffure has decorative perforations. Scarification marks on neck and back.
Wood, leather strings. Residue from clay on body and coiffure. Dark patina from smoke.

A nail from the left eye is missing, cracks on the feet, signs of usage.

Hammer Price: 600 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at 12:48 AM MESZ CEST

Literature:

Depicted in: Mareidi and Gert Stoll, collaboration Ulrich Klever, Ibeji-Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, Munich 1980, p. 332, pl. 239.

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