Zemanek-Münster

Small pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba Area
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, strings of miniature glass beads, female figure with typical radial tattoos on the belly, the male figure carved with a kind of shirt, both with different hairdo, the male figure with curious lancet-shaped scarifications on the cheeks, eyes with inlay, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all backside/left arm of the male figure);
rare!


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