Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Akinola, son of Faleye, Nigeria, Yoruba, Joga Orile village · ID: 3046503
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 349”)Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, washing patina, pigment residues (indigo blue), glass beads, base
A comparable “ibeji” figure of Akinola shown in Homberger, Zurich 1991, p. 37, ill. 53.
Both figures demonstrate Akinola’s eye for clear lines and strictly defined masses, as well for naturalistic details, such as the carved pectoral muscles and shoulder blades.
Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Yoruba, Zürich 1991, p. 37, ill. 53