Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba

wood, pigments, glass beads, metal tag eyes (one missing), washing patina (reverse side)
Only with "ibejis" from this area are the hands folded over the stomach. Another characteristic are the high crown-shaped hairstyles.
H: 28,5/29 cm, H: 28,5/11,4 inch
Provenance:
Helge Persson, Mölndal, Sweden
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 279 ff.
Condition Report: See description