Descripción : African art. Yoruba, Nigeria. Male ibeji twin. Hardwood with brown patina. Visible flaws and signs of use.. Refined Yoruba male sculpture of twin Ibeji, characterized by the complete absence of facial scarification. This peculiarity is to be considered typical of sculpture made in the Shaki - Oyo region of Nigeria. This work, of fine quality of carving by description of anatomical details such as face, hairstyle, sex and pubic hair, and with valuable stylistic solutions of volumetric proportions adopted, is very similar to the Ibejis presented in card 433 of Fausto Polo's volume, Encyclopedie des Ibeji , Ibeji Art, 2008 and on the volume Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba von Mareldi und Gert Stoll, Mitarbeit:Ulrich Klever, on p. 242.. Cm 7,00 x 26,00.
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 298 Título : Yoruba, ÉPOCA : 2008 Talla : Cm 7,00 x 26,00