Twin figure "ere ibeji"
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70th tribal art auctionTwin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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American Private Collection | H: 11.4 inch |
1200 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood, reddish brown patina, encrustations with red wood powder, remains of indigo blue paint, flat body with handle-shaped arms, typical characteristics of the Ede "ibeji": the puckered face, as well as the lashes carved all the way around the eyes, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (right hand, at the back of the coiffure);
presumaby from the workshop of Agobunde of Ede from the Oyo area.
Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92