Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ede · ID: 3046443
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
presumably Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1960s)Private Collection, South Sweden
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, camwood powder, brass,
Possibly carved by Abegunde of Ede or by his son (cf. AHDRC 0107073 and 0107074).
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3046443 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 56 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92