An Ibeji couple, on flat round bases, one of the two male figures has circular scarification around the forehead which are typical for the Oyo from Oke Iho. But both also bear characteristics of the Igbomina from Offa, namely the high, column-shaped hairstyle, the special shape of the big ears set far back and strongly emphasized genitals. The pierced semicircular eyes are heavy lidded, which gives the face a somehow sorrowful expression, the nose is long and very broad at the tip, so that it reaches beyond the mouth, which has strongly formed lips. Rounded and strong shoulders, accentuated pectoral muscles, short legs and flat, long feet; dark brown patina, remenants of blue color in the coiffure.

Lit.: Doppel-Leben. Ibeji. Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, 1993.
Fausto Polo, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008.

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Height: 21/21,5 cm
Weight: 0,1/0,12 kg