Zemanek-Münster

Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany
Alexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 March 2009, lot 288
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, metal tag pupils, lancet-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, abundantly decorated with strings of cowrie snails, glass and brass beads, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (left ear, base)


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