An Ibeji pair, one figure slightly smaller than the other, round bases, short legs, short torso, the fingertips touching horizontally in front of the belly, large head, low forehead, mouth and nose of the same width, both depicted wear a „fila eleti aja“, a dog´s-ears-cap; the thick sacrificial patina is a cracked matt-black crust on the front, called "craquelé", remains of Reckitts laundry blue and white colour. Northern Oyo Ilorin/Egbe area. Their hand position is comparable to that of the Ibejis of the Yagba from the Egbe region. (Fausto Polo, Jean David, Catalogue of the Ibeji, 2001, 981, type B)

Lit.: Egbe: Hanni Jantzen, Ludwig Bartsch, Doppel-Leben. Ibeji. Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, 1993, 88, Abb. 25 und 26. „Das typischste Merkmal sind ihre Hände, die sorgfältig geschnitzt sind und sich vor dem Bauch falten.“ (page 88).
Hand position and regional assignment: Finch & Co., Ibeji, 2016, No. 4, 7, 14, 16, 19, 22.

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Height: 20 cm / 18 cm
Weight: 110 g / 82 g