An Igbomina Ibeji couple from Ila Orangun, round bases, carved backbone, emphasized genitalia, triangular scarifications in the area of the navel, chest emphasized, female´s breasts sit very low, nipples carved, shoulders round, protruding ears set towards back of the head, the mouth is as wide as the nose and has well emphasized lips, broad long nose, eyebrows meet in the middle, bulging semicircular eyes, pierced, the upper lids bordered, lashes carved all around, a helmet-like headgear painted black with Reckitt, the male wears a blue necklace for Orisha Oshun, the female two blue and red wristbands, they wear a waistcoat made of burlap and cowrie shells, between them hang spiral shells and small leather bags, probably containing lines from the Koran; on the body remains of camwood, the face has a washing patina. Rarity grade according to Polo/David: rare.

Lit: Polo/David, Catalogue, 2001, 834/835. Polo, Enzyklopädie, 2008, 554. Stoll, Ibeji, 1980, 288/289. Jantzen/Bertsch, Doppel-Leben, 88.

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Height: 27 cm / 27,5 cm
Weight: 1632 g (with waistcoat)