Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3045949
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, GermanySize
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder, coconut discs,
According to ancient sources, this “ibeji” type from the Igbomina region is said to come from the village of “Baba Magba”, although “Baba Magba” may also refer to a master carver of the same name.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 306 ff.