Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Offa
sold EUR 700
Provenance
German Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, eight strings of glass beads/coconut discs, metal tag eyes, big head rising from proportionally small body with overlong arms reaching to the feet, face with prominent nose/mouth area and angular scarification marks, striking large ears, slightly dam.


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 616

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