Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, Ilogbo
sold EUR 1,400
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 14 December 1991, lot 404
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, with well-formed body and regular facial features, arms in flat bows, hands flat to the thighs, beautiful patina, facial features abraded (eyes, nose) through repeated feeding procedures, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right hand, base)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 197

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