Zemanek-Münster

Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
Vendu 650 €
Provenance
Armin Ackermann, Munich, Germany
Taille
H: 29/29,5 cm
H: 29/11.6 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder “osun”, abundantly adorned with strings of glass beads and coconut discs, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, cap-like coiffures with incised ornaments, sides of the face coated with grooved tattoos, metal tag pupils preserved, faces with strong washing patina, slightly dam., small missing parts (one ear), cracks/rep.(?) base of the female figure


Littérature comparée

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 377

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