Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, necklace with miniature glass beads and bar-shaped bead, the eyes inset with metal tags, typical facial features with “egba” tribal marks, elaborate disc-shaped coiffure with fine incisions, unusual formed hands, extremely delicate carved, paint rubbed off in some areas


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 129

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