Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilobu · ID: 3046365
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975)Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, camwood powder, glass beads, metal, heavily rubbed facial features, collection number “75170” (M. Willborg), insect caused damage
Publications
Särnstedt, Bo et. al., Före / Before Picasso, Afrikansk konst i svensk ägo / African Art in Swedish Collections, Stockholm 1988, Cat. No. 209AHDRC: 0170740
Exhibition
Stockholm, Sweden, Liljevalchs Konsthall: "Före / Before Picasso, Afrikansk konst i svensk ägo / African Art in Swedish Collections", 2 December 1988 - 15 January 1989; Humlebaek, Denmark, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: "Före / Before Picasso, Afrikansk konst i svensk ägo / African Art in Swedish Collections", Winter 1989