Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo/ Ilorin
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Armin Ackermann, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 26,7 cm
H: 10.5 inch

Description

wood, matt blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, two strings of glass beads, style characteristics: massive body and large head with bulky coiffure, accentuated eyelashes, metal tag pupils, incised horizontal tattoos on both sides of the mouth, diamond-shaped incisions running around the base, slightly dam., minor missing parts


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 519

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