Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Ijebu Ode
not available anymore
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Peter Fuchs, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 25,7 cm
H: 10.1 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, elaborate necklace from glass and stone beads with cowrie shell pendant, two strings of coconut discs, lowered head with half closed lids, pointed mouth situated at the tip of the chin, lancet-shaped tattoos, “shaved” crested coiffure, slightly dam. (left ear), crack (base)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 255

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