Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe, Yagba
sold EUR 2,400
Provenance
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s)
Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, fine work of carving (toes), carved with islamic triangle (“tirah”), high towering coiffure in four lobes, strongly abraded facial features due to repeated feeding procedures, good condition


Comparing literature

Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 230

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