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Ere Ibeji figure, Oyo area, Yoruba, Nigeria
Ere Ibeji figure, Oyo area, Yoruba, Nigeria
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A rare type of Ibeji possible from the Oyo area. Stylized carving with fine colors. A pair from the same area and studio sold at Sotheby´s Edwin & Cherie Silver collection sale, 13 november 2017, lot no. 64. Sotheby´s described them as Yagba. The Silver pair is also published in the book: Yoruba, Nine centuries of African Art and Thought, NY 1989, page 176, fig 198 ( Henry John Drewal, John Pemberton III and Rowland Abiodun) . In this book described as possible Oyo regional style.
Thank you Thomas Halling, for help with attribution to area. See last photos The Silver pair and one from the TH collection.
H. 26,5 cm
Provenance: Ex. Patrick Durand, Ex. Ursula Voorhuis.
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