Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba Magba village · ID: 3048120
sold
EUR 380
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 March 2009, Lot 290
Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder,
According to ancient sources, this “ibeji” type from the Igbomina region is said to come from the village of “Baba Magba”, although “Baba Magba” may also refer to a master carver of the same name.
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3048120 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 72 achieved a sales price of EUR 380.
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Comparing literature
Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 126 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0106951