Zemanek-Münster

Female twin figure "venavi"

Togo, Ewe, Agbagli Kossi (1934, Bé - 1994, Lomé)
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 November 2000, Lot 190
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, black and red paint, rest.

Agbagli Kossi was one of the most important carvers and sculptors within Togo. He was an artist, priest and healer at the same time, and like his whole family he practized voodoo and thus was able to animate his figures himself.


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