Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
wood, pigment remains, camwood powder, brass,
Possibly carved by Abegunde of Ede or by his son (cf. AHDRC 0107073 and 0107074).
H: 28 cm, H: 11,0 inch
Provenance:
presumably Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1960s)
Private Collection, South Sweden
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92
Condition Report: See description
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wood, pigment remains, camwood powder, brass,
Possibly carved by Abegunde of Ede or by his son (cf. AHDRC 0107073 and 0107074).
H: 28 cm, H: 11,0 inch
Provenance:
presumably Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1960s)
Private Collection, South Sweden
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 202, ill. 92
Condition Report: See description