Male twin figure "ere ibeji", Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba Magba village, Size: H: 28,5 cm (H: 11.2 inch), ID: 3048120

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Lot 72

Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba Magba village · ID: 3048120

sold EUR 380

Provenance

Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Zemanek-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.

Comparing literature

Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 126 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0106951

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