Pair of twin figures "hohovi" · Benin, Ewe · ID: 3040921
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1989)
Description
wood, light patina, remains of pigments, simplified bodies, abraded facial features, min. dam., small missing parts, bases;
in ancient Africa, twins were considered of supernatural origin. In some African communities, the newly-born twins had to be killed because they appeared to be a threat to the society. Others regarded them as welcome new members - highly respected - like the Yoruba and the Ewe-speaking people in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana.
The object Pair of twin figures “hohovi” with the object ID 3040921 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 285 achieved a sales price of EUR 275.
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