Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, black paint, encrusted with “osun”, string with coconut discs, metal ring, angular Oyo tribal marks, hairdo made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head, typical marks on the belly, drilled pupils (nail heads missing), washing patina on the face, detail: asymmetrical nose wings, slightly dam. (ears), abrasion


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 361

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