African art. Nigeria, Yoruba. Ibeji figure. Wood, traces of pigments. Early 20th century. Figure of an Ibeji twin with traces of red and cobalt blue tukula powder on the hairstyle, used as a protective agent. Provenance: Personal collection of the 'Arte Africana' Gallery, Turin. Former collection D. Perazzi Gattinara. Cm 9,00 x 28,40.
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