Description:

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male ibeji twin figure standing with broad feet atop an integral discoid plinth. The nude man holds both arms to his sides, has delineated genitalia beneath a petite navel, and has broad shoulders that taper to form the stocky neck. The stylized countenance exhibits bulging almond-shaped eyes, cupped ears, flared nostrils, and facial scarification marks flanking full lips, all beneath a conical coiffure with incised motifs and traces of original indigo pigment. Fine patina envelops the entire figure and makes for a lovely presentation. Size: 2.75" W x 10.625" H (7 cm x 27 cm)

Provenance: ex-private California Bay area, USA collection

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#153112

  • Condition: Figure reattached to plinth at ankles, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Nicks and abrasions to plinth, legs, body, arms, and head, with light encrustations, softening to some finer details, fading to indigo pigment, and one lengthy but stable fissure on verso stretching from top of coiffure to intergluteal cleft. Great patina throughout, and traces of original indigo pigment in coiffure.

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