ere ibeji Wood, glass beads height 9 1/2in (24cm) Provenance Bernd Muhlack Collection, Kiel French Private Collection This elegant figure is finely carved with broad, rounded shoulders supporting a spherical head with a striated, mohawk style coiffure; feet on a rounded base with toes defined; wearing a double beaded waist band; rich, semi-glossy dark brown patina with wear indicative of much use; a large area to the back of the head and shoulders with natural erosion to the surface.