Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 263 A/B”)Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments, wasch patina, base
Beautiful and finely crafted specimens in the style of Esubiyi, the founder of the second major carving workshop in Abeokuta or his son Akiode (1875-1936). For comparable figures see Homberger (1991), p. 36, ill. 47/48.
Typical characteristics of the Abeokuta carvers are above all the unusual hand posture and the carved loincloth. The facial features of both figures show traces of repeated washing and feeding procedures.