Zemanek-Münster

Twin figure "hohovi" ·  Nigéria, Bénin · ID: 3039785

Vendu 500 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, lot 450
Hans 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


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