Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo (presumably from Ilobu)
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, indigo blue pigment, crown-shaped hairdo, tribal marks on forehead and cheeks, nail heads as pupils, abrasion of facial features through constant washing procedures, slightly dam. (coiffure backside);
thick encrusted with “osun” (camwood powder), two strings with coconut discs around the hips, two necklaces with blue glass beads - lavishly decorated and affectionately treated by a caring family.


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 219, ill. 106

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