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Details
four yoruba twin figures
Ere ibeji
A female with blackened coiffure wearing cloth coat sewn all over with cowries; a male with tall median ridge to the coiffure, strands of large red and blue cylindrical beads about the neck and waist, and a waistband of reptilian vertibrae; a large female with tall blackened lobe to the coiffure and hatched pubic area; and a male with carved triangular pendants to chest and back
23.5cm. to 30.5cm. high (4)
Ere ibeji
A female with blackened coiffure wearing cloth coat sewn all over with cowries; a male with tall median ridge to the coiffure, strands of large red and blue cylindrical beads about the neck and waist, and a waistband of reptilian vertibrae; a large female with tall blackened lobe to the coiffure and hatched pubic area; and a male with carved triangular pendants to chest and back
23.5cm. to 30.5cm. high (4)
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.