Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo
sold EUR 800
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany
Inge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
H:29 cm
H:11.4 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, encrusted with “osun” (camwood powder), slightly tapering mouth, lancet-shaped scarifications in groups of three on forehead and cheeks, drilled pupils (nails missing), crown-shaped coiffure, radial tattoos on the belly, missing parts (base), abrasion of paint, acrylic base


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 446

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