Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere-ibeji" in cowrie shell cape

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold EUR 200
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, camwood powder, black paint, metal tag eyes, strings of red miniature glass beads and coconut-discs, typical characteristics: high towering hairdo arranged in four lobes, eyelashes framing the eyes, tapering mouth, marks on the abdomen and grooved ornamentation running around the base, slightly dam.


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 361

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