Twin figure "hohovi" · Nigéria, Bénin · ID: 3039785
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, lot 450Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
wood, brown patina, abraded facial features (through repeated feeding and washing procedures), base;
coming from the southeastern coastal area of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey. The people who lived in this area carved twin figures for the death cult just like the Yoruba.
Littérature comparée
African Art Associates (ed.), Twin figures from West Africa, Washington D.C. 1981, p. 24