Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) Area / Kwara State
sold EUR 3,400
Provenance
Ian Auld, Halstead, England
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, camwood powder, glass, metal,
Characteristic of the “ibeji” from the Egbe region are the hands which are folded over the belly.


Comparing literature

Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 173

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