Pair of Ibeji Female Twin Figures covered in old beads and polychromed hairdress,Yoruba People, Nigeria
first half 20th C
31 x 10 x 10 cm
1662
Copyright Spectandum
€ 5,300.00
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A pair of female ‘ibeji’ twin figures of the Yoruba people. From south-west Nigeria . Both ‘ibeji figures’ wear a high plaited coiffure, coloured blue by means of ‘bluing’ (‘Reckitt’s Blue’). Both bodies and the round plinth show remains of sacrificial offerings with powdered redwood. Typical tribal decorative scars on the forehead as well as on both cheeks of each. Both wear belts and necklaces of old glass beads. No damage, and with a good shiny patina due to long use.