Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Toder, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1972)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 27,8 cm
H: 10.9 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, metal tag eyes, striking voluminous shoulder-breast area, significant characteristics: hairdo, lancet-shaped tribal marks, eyes with surrounding eye-lashes, scarifications on the abdomen, grooved base, slightly dam. (left ear)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 363

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