Pair of Ibeji figures, Yoruba, Igbomina region,... Lot 36
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Pair of Ibeji figures, Yoruba, Igbomina region, Nigeria
H. 28 cm
Wood, pigments and beads
Pair of Ibeji figures, Yoruba, Igbomina region, Nigeria
H. 11 in
Bibliography:
- Pierre Amrouche and Galerie Flak, Ibedji - Le culte des jumeaux, 2001, p. 82
Female Ibeji statuettes, as evidenced by the heavy chest, standing on short legs. On the high and elaborate buns remain pigments of blue color. The expressionistic faces are marked with scarification marks on the cheeks.
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