Zemanek-Münster

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeij"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Ogbomosho, Oyo
not available anymore
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)
Size
H: 28cm, resp. 29,5 cm
H: 28cm, resp. 11.6 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, heavy-weighted crested coiffure with lobes aside, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, arranged in right angle, prominent ears, abraded facial features, slightly dam. (coiffure, ear)


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 239

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