Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, strongly encrusted brown patina, traces of “osun” and kaolin, two strings of miniature glass beads, fine carved regular facial features, two-parted high towering coiffure with grooves and headband, symmetrical arranged angular scarification marks on the cheeks, harmonical formed body, small traces of insect caused damage at the back of the base, encrustation partly chipped off;
beautiful old “ibeji”.


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