African tribal art, old Yoruba Oyo, Ere Ibeji, female twin figure & glass beads

Description

code: 2019-AE
an old,
carved wooden statue, depicting a
female twin figure, known as:
Ere Ibeji
made by
the
Yoruba
People, with the facial marks of the
Oyo
lineage
The Yoruba Peoples regard
twins as extraordinary beings protected by Sango, the deity of thunder. They are believed to be capable of bestowing immense wealth upon their families or misfortune to those who do not honor them.
Twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die.
Their elaborate hairstyle and beaded jewelry mark their honored status
W
e see a female figure with a plaited hair - irun didi - in a split coiffure, with a little hair knot at the back of her head, she has pierced eyes and ears, as scarifications / tribal marks she has 3 horizontal strokes on her cheek and 3 vertical strokes on her fore head, square shoulders, protruding breasts, her arms are carved free from the body, short legs, flat feet, standing on a circular base, she is wearing glass beads around her right wrist and both ankles and some very fine plaited rope(?) around her right arm
condition:
firm, smooth surface, no restoration, a crack on the backside of the circular base, facial features have declined through the years, probably by intensive touching and rubbing
we did not clean, polish or wax it, we did not change the patine or condition
the color of this statue was hard to catch on picture, her upper front is darker than the rest
age
probably
early 20th century
height: circa 24,8 cm / circa 9.7 inch
weight: circa 171 gram
provenance: a private Dutch collection
we are no experts
on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute this statue to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could - before bidding or buying
do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age -
we are selling this item "as is" and we will not accept returns
if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters.
world wide shipping:
- you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by
PostNL from The Netherlands, EU
- this will be according to the PostNL conditions
- if possible with tracking, priority and insurance offered by PostNL for loss during shipment
- the shippingcosts differ per country
- PostNL weigthcategory of this item: 0-2kg
- combined shipment goes per weight: 0-2 / 2-5 / 5-10 kg
we are:
delta 98 den haag
The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
registrated at
Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335