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Two Ewe figures from Togo, a male and a female, with a dark to mid-brown patina, the right foot partially missing on the figure without a stand, heights 19 cm and 22 cm, from a private collection and in fair condition.

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A male and female Ewe figures from Togo. Dark to middle brown patina. The right foot is half-missing on the figure without the stand.

Such figures are seen as receptacles for the souls of dead twins. Venavi's are comparable with the Yoruba "ibeji" twin cult.

Provenance - Wolf Lohse: he was the former curator of the Africa Dept. of the Ethnological Museum in Hamburg.

Height is 19 cm and 22 cm

A male and female Ewe figures from Togo. Dark to middle brown patina. The right foot is half-missing on the figure without the stand.

Such figures are seen as receptacles for the souls of dead twins. Venavi's are comparable with the Yoruba "ibeji" twin cult.

Provenance - Wolf Lohse: he was the former curator of the Africa Dept. of the Ethnological Museum in Hamburg.

Height is 19 cm and 22 cm

Details

No. of items
2
Country of Origin
Togo
Condition
Fair condition
Provenance
Private collection
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Objects sold
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