Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
not available anymore
Provenance
Ursula Voorhuis, Sint Agathe, The Netherlands
Size
H: 25,5 cm/ 27,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch/ 10.8 inch

Description

wood, matt reddish brown patina, traces of black and indigo blue pigment, glass bead necklace, big eyes with framing eyelashes and drilled pupils (metal tags missing), linear skin scarifications on forehead and cheeks, fine grooved bipartite high towering coiffure, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (eyes, mouth)


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