Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany (1965)
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, camwood paste, glass beads, insect caused damage, nailheads (eyes) missing

An “ibeji” in typical Oshogbo style, pleasant, smooth and well-proportioned.


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 214

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