Female twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) Area / Kwara State · ID: 3047135
Ian Auld, Halstead, England
Auld (1926-2000) was a member of the postwar generation of innovative potters who came to prominence in the 1960s. He studied at the Ife University in Nigeria, 1970-1972. Here he discovered African art for himself and became one of the most renowned collectors of Yoruba Tribal Art. Many of his objects are published in the Catalogue “African Sculpture from Private Collections in London”, 19 October - 8 November 1979 and in the 1995 Exhibition “Africa, The Art of a Continent” at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Description
wood, colour pigments, camwood powder, glass, metal,
The object Female twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3047135 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 196 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, ill. 182