Twin figure "ere ibeji", a work of the master carver Bamgboye ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, Odo Owa · ID: 3043890

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.

The object Twin figure “ere ibeji”, a work of the master carver Bamgboye with the object ID 3043890 was part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction on July 7, 2018. The object with the lot number 118 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 344 (AHDRC 0106553)

Publications

AHDRC: 0153621