Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin / Shaki
sold EUR 4,500
Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, paint, pigment residues, glass beads, metal, leather,

An exceptionally beautiful “ibeji” figure with a fine, matt patina, richly hung with jewelry as a sign of appreciation. The facial features are heavily rubbed by repeated feeding and washing procedures, the nail heads in the eyes are still present.


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 264, ill 150

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