Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" from the "Master of the smiling face" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun · ID: 3038519
Vendu
3 400 €
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany (1981-83)Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, small remains of black and red pigment, male/female, distinctive faces with laughing mouth, each carved with islamic triangle “tirah” on breast and back and with prominent sexual characteristics, slightly dam., missing parts (left hand of the male/coiffure of the female figure), min. insect caused damage (female), abrasion;
representing an especially likeable type, a particular favourite of collectors, known as the “smiling” type. From the “Master of the smiling face” from Ila Orangun.
Littérature comparée
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 559 Stoll, Gert, Ibeji, Zwillingfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 293