Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue paint, camwood powder, ornament, pear-shaped face, crowned by a narrow tapering coiffure, both eyes originally provided with metal tag pupils (now removed), carved with plateau sandals and the islamic triangle on breast and back, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (right side of the head)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, o. J. 2008, ill. 597

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