Twin figure "ere ibeji", a work of the master carver Bamgboye · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, Odo Owa · ID: 3043890
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanySize
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, metal tag, very good condition!
Bamgboye of Odo Owa (ca. 1893/95–1978), was considered one of the great Yoruba master sculptors of the last century. He was Chief Alaga of Odo-Owa and was especially known for his complex compositions of “epa” helmet masks. The mask’s complex tableau with its architectural monumentality and fully rounded figures is a hallmark of Bamgboye’s style. In the 90 years of his life only Arowogun, Bamgboshe and Oshamuko, carvers in the neighboring town of Osi-Ilorin, equaled Bamgboye in craftsmanship and artistic imagination.
Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 344 (AHDRC 0106553)
Publications
AHDRC: 0153621