Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan
sold EUR 410
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s)
Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, camwood powder, linear cheek scarifications, prominent checkerboard-pattern below the breast, grooved decor around the rim of the base, metal tag pupils, nose and mouth abraded, washing patina


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 295

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