Zemanek-Münster

Figure de jumelle "ere ibeji"

Nigéria, Yoruba, Yagba, Egbe
Vendu 1 500 €
Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
Taille
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, camwood powder, abundantly adorned (three strings of coconut discs and miniature glass beads each), typical characteristic of Egbe “ibejis”: both hands folded in front of the belly, linear tattoos, metal tag pupils (now missing), facial features abraded, small traces of insect caused damage backside, cracks at the same place


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 649 ff.

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