Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilobu · ID: 3046365
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Description
wood, pigment remains, camwood powder, glass beads, metal, heavily rubbed facial features, collection number “75170” (M. Willborg), insect caused damage
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3046365 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 58 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.
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Publications
Särnstedt, Bo et. al., Före / Before Picasso, Afrikansk konst i svensk ägo / African Art in Swedish Collections, Stockholm 1988, Cat. No. 209
AHDRC: 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