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Extraordinary Hohovi twin pair from Benin, probably c. 1925\u20131930, featuring two wooden figures standing on cockerels and adorned with beads around the neck and waist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two figures, 20 and 22 cm high, belong to the tradition of Hohovi twin figures from the south of Benin. They are carved from wood and have a dark patina resulting from age and use, with local traces of pigment. Both figures wear beaded necklaces and waist beads.<\/p>\n

Unusual is the depiction of the figures on cockerels. This unusual iconography gives the pair a strong sculptural character. No convincing documentation has been found for the precise meaning of the birds within this specific representation, which is why we consciously refrain from attaching a ritual interpretation to it.<\/p>\n

Hohovi are made within the twin traditions of the Adja and Fon, among others, in historical Dahomey, present-day Benin. They are related to, but culturally distinct from, the better-known Yoruba Ibeji. Such figures could represent a deceased twin and were cared for within the family and treated as an enduring presence of the twin.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nAttributed to the Adja\/Fon cultural region of southern Benin, probably c. 1925\u20131930. The name Hohovi is used for twin figures within the Adja and Fon traditions of Benin, among others. The pair was collected in Cov\u00e9, Benin, which geographically supports this attribution.<\/p>\n

Provenance<\/strong>
\nCollected in Cov\u00e9, Benin, by Luc Huysveldt of Amma Tribal Art, Antwerp.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nHeight approx. 20 and 22 cm.<\/p>\n

Carved wood with a dark patination from handling, traces of pigment and beads around the neck and waist. Signs of age and wear consistent with age and ritual use. See the photographs for a full impression of the condition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bijzonder Hohovi tweelingenpaar uit Benin, waarschijnlijk ca. 1925\u20131930, met twee houten figuren staand op hanen en voorzien van kralen rond hals en middel. De twee figuren, 20 en 22 cm hoog, behoren tot de traditie van Hohovi tweelingfiguren uit het zuiden van Benin. Ze zijn gesneden in hout en hebben een donkere, door ouderdom en […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":91614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Hohovi tweelingenpaar Adja\/Fon, Benin, ca. 1925\u20131930","_seopress_titles_desc":"Oud Hohovi tweelingenpaar uit Benin, ca. 1925\u20131930, staand op hanen. Adja\/Fon, verzameld in Cov\u00e9 door Luc Huysveldt.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Hohovi,Hohovi tweelingenpaar,Hohovi tweelingfiguren,Hohovi figures,Hohovi twin figures,Adja Hohovi,Fon Hohovi,Adja Fon,Adja tweelingfiguren,Fon tweelingfiguren,Benin Hohovi,Benin tweelingenpaar,Dahomey Hohovi,Dahomey twin figures,Afrikaanse tweelingfiguren,African twin figures,Hohovi op haan,Hohovi rooster,tweelingfiguren op hanen,Adja kunst,Fon kunst,Benin tribal art,Benin tribale kunst,West Afrikaanse kunst,Afrikaanse kunst,tribale kunst,African tribal art,Cov\u00e9 Benin,Luc Huysveldt,Amma Tribal Art,Amma Tribal Art Antwerpen,Hohovi ca 1930,Hohovi 1925","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[69,54],"product_tag":[170],"class_list":["post-91633","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-kunst-uit-afrika","product_tag-highlight","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/91633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=91633"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=91633"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=91633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}