Zemanek-Münster

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
sold EUR 850
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1966)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 30/30,5 cm
H: 30/12.0 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder “osun” in some areas, indigo blue pigment at the coiffure, two necklaces with bar-shaped glass beads, male/female, Oyo-typical characteristics: the elongated hairdo, which is made up of four rolls meeting at the back of the head in a chignon, three lancet-shaped Oyo marks on the forehead, the pointed mouth, thick arms and scarification marks on the abdomen, drilled pupils, min. abrasion, mounted on wooden base


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