Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, Abeokuta, Akiode · ID: 3047986
sold
EUR 450
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, carver’s mark (triple grooved diamond) on the underside of the base
This figure can be stylistically attributed to the “Esubiyi” workshop. It could be a work by Esubiyi’s son, Akiode (1875-1936). A very similar figure attributed to him is illustrated in Homberger (1991), p. 36, fig. 48.
Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Yoruba, Zürich 1991, p. 36, ill.48