Property of MR. and MRS. STANLEY MARCUS
A PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, ibeji
Details
A PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, ibeji
Both wearing beaded costumes with interlocking designs and geometric motifs, one with two birds on the shoulders, the other with animals on the shoulders, the male with a beaded necklace, both with parallel scarification on the cheeks, upswept coiffures with beaded hats, 11¾in. (29.7cm.) and 12¼in. (31.1cm.) high (2)
Both wearing beaded costumes with interlocking designs and geometric motifs, one with two birds on the shoulders, the other with animals on the shoulders, the male with a beaded necklace, both with parallel scarification on the cheeks, upswept coiffures with beaded hats, 11¾in. (29.7cm.) and 12¼in. (31.1cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam, 1969