Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Offa/Igbomina
sold EUR 500
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, black paint and indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, three strings of coconut discs, strings of cowrie shells at the left wrist, unusual form of the face with “hanging” cheeks, short tripartite nose and small eyes with metal tag pupils, long ears, incised scarification marks on the belly, overlong arms nearly reaching down to the ground, slightly dam., crack (backside)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 610

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