Zemanek-Münster

Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho
sold EUR 800
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, blackish-brown patina, three strings with beads of wood, resp. glass and coconut discs, encrustations with camwood powder, the eyes inset with metal tags (one missing), angle-shaped scarification marks on temples and cheeks, triangular tattoos on the neck, slightly dam.


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 426/427

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