Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke Style
sold EUR 400
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, pigments, cowrie shells, glass beads,

The twin figures that have become known as “Oyo-Ibeji” are stylistically largely uniform in design. This carving style was shaped by the Igbuke carving family. Other carving families in Oyo adopted this style.


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 360 f.

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