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A RARE PAIR OF YORUBA WOOD FIGURES, IBEJI, NIGERIA, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY
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A RARE PAIR OF YORUBA WOOD FIGURES, IBEJI, NIGERIA, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURYExternal Expert Authentication: This lot was authenticated by Prof. Erwin Melchardt, who confirms the attribution and dating above. A copy of Prof. Melchardt's expertise written for Dorotheum, Vienna, 9 June 2016, lot 49, accompanies this lot. Erwin Melchardt is an Austrian journalist, art critic, and internationally recognized expert in non-European art, particularly African and Oceanic art. A passionate collector with a collection of around 4,000 objects, he became one of Austria's leading specialists in the field. His work includes sourcing, authenticating, valuing, and cataloguing objects for international auctions, as well as lecturing on non-European art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He also compiled the catalog of the Leopold Museum's collection of African and Oceanic works, contributing to research and exhibitions exploring the relationship between European modernism and non-European artistic traditions.Each boldly carved, both standing on short legs atop a rounded pedestal, their prominent buttocks supporting elongated torsos that are distinctly decorated with incised cross-hatched patterns and linear motifs. Their slender arms hang straight alongside the body.The treatment of the chest differs markedly between the two figures, indicating gender differentiation, with the female depicted with prominent breasts, while the male presents subtle pectoral indications. Both rounded heads displaying serene facial expressions, characterized by widely spaced eyes inlaid with brightly polished metal pins, a broad nose, and full lips, all flanked by scarified cheeks below a distinctive crest-like coiffure, still retaining traces of blue pigment. The necks of both figures further adorned with small black disc-shaped bead necklaces.Provenance: The collection of Inge Bienenstein, Vienna, Austria, thence by descent within the family. Ingeborg Bienenstein (d. 2013) was the founder and director of Bienenstein Gallery, which she started in 1978 in Vienna, Austria. The gallery held several exhibitions each year, displaying fine antiques and works of art from Asia, Africa, and Oceania in context with modern art and design from Europe. This approach aimed at showcasing a universal language of art and the fact that art from all around the world can be connected in a meaningful way.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, minor age cracks, traces of weathering, remnants of pigment. Good patina overall.Weight: 383.5 g (total)Dimensions: Height 24.5 cm (each)Among the Yoruba people, the rate of dizygotic (non-identical) twinning is the highest in the world, with births of twins occurring at a frequency approximately four times greater than in most other populations. Historically, however, infant mortality among twins was also high. In response to the death of a twin, 'ibeji' figures were carved as spiritual embodiments of the deceased children. These figures were typically commissioned from skilled village carvers, many of whom were also initiated priests known as 'babalawo'.Rather than depicting infants, the sculptures are conventionally represented in idealized adult form. This accords with a broader convention in African sculpture, where child figures are often rendered with mature physical attributes, including elaborate coiffures, facial scarification, fully developed breasts in female figures, pubic hair, and pronounced genitalia.Ibeji were commonly placed on domestic shrines dedicated to Elegba, the divine messenger deity, within the household. They were treated as living presences, regularly bathed, fed, and dressed. Of particular significance was their role within maternal devotion: mothers often kept the figures close, caressing them in an act of ongoing care and remembrance. The visible wear on many older examples bears witness to this sustained intimate handling.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 16 June 2025, lot 10Price: EUR 8,820 or approx. EUR 9,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: Pair of Ibeji Yoruba Figures, NigeriaExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject and the related modeling and manner of carving. Note the similar size (27 cm) and blue pigment.

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